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Hume expands portfolio

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... help steer, The Parenthood urged the group to increase paid parental leave for parents and carers, reintroduce the women's budget statement and to support parents and caregivers through family inclusive workplace policies, among other things. "It was ...

Chief economist update: Australia's virtuous cycle keeps on turning

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... Australia's job markets boosting consumer and business confidence, it's also providing a positive impact on the government budget in terms of higher income taxes - personal and business - and reduced welfare payments. According to the Australian ...

Chief economist update: BOE not letting its guard down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... envisage that restrictions could be lifted somewhat more rapidly than was assumed in the February Report." Furthermore, "Budget 2021, published in March, contained a number of significant new policy announcements, including the extension of the Coronavirus ...

Chief economist update: What a difference an Australian year makes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... drought prompted downgrades to Australia's economic outlook and its thwart towards its seemingly assured path towards a budget surplus. Reuters ran headlines like Australian economic outlook overshadowed by bushfires, drought: Reuters poll, while ...

Chief economist update: The do-nothing Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... December 2020); 3.3% in 2022 (from 3.2%); before tapering to 2.2% in 2023 (from 2.4%) - still above the US Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) estimate of America's potential growth rate of 2.0%. The unemployment rate would be lower. It's ...

Admin fees could balloon from BFID

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
... fund said. Retail superannuation funds, which will continue to benefit from their parent company's big advertising budget and fork out dividends from members' savings, are major concerns of the not-for-profit sector, thanks to loopholes in the ...

Super for house deposits will push up prices: ASFA

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... more than SG rates, to be used for home loan deposits under the First Home Super Saver Scheme (FHSSS) announced in 2017-18 budget. ASFA said as at September end, FHSSS release requests totalled $44.1 million across 3250 requests. The body is calling ...

Chief economist update: Japan to double down on stimulus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
It won't be long now until cherry blossoms start blooming in Japan. But just like these blossoms' short-lived wonder, the Land of the Rising Sun's economic recovery through various crises going back to the late 1980s-early 1990s proved to ...

QSuper unveils retirement income product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... products that address retirees' long-term financial needs. The Retirement Income Covenant was introduced in the 2018-19 Budget but has been delayed significantly. It is due to take effect in mid-2022 as championed by Frydenberg, who pressed for the ...

Adviser levy to increase by 160%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2021
... the sector. The industry groups also say ASIC's preliminary cost estimates are often inaccurate and hence difficult to budget for, and that penalties and fines are diverted to consolidated revenue rather than offsetting ASIC's costs. They also noted ...