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NAFTA's dead, welcome USMCA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... called the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The new agreement is expected to be signed by US president Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto in 60 days before being sent to the US Congress for ...

Labor proposes RC implementation task force

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... hear from more people, more victims in more parts of Australia." Labor called for the Royal Commission in April, 2016 and Prime Minister Scott Morrison voted against it 26 times, she added. "The Liberals [were] tooth and nail against the establishment ...

Chief economist update: Surplus here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... and higher than estimated dividends from the Future Fund of $5.1 billion (versus $3.8 billion). Australia's deposed prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, must be wishing the report was released sooner so that it wasn't Finance Minister Mathias Cormann ...

Chief economist update: Stability is doing it for Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... has also benefitted from recent developments pointing to continued stability --in government and monetary policy. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's victory in the just-concluded ruling party leadership vote indicates the continued progression on 'Abenomics'. ...

Retirement living advice is an opportunity: Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
... and is calling for elder financial abuse to be scrutinised. Highlighting concerns with the state of aged care services, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said a Royal Commission was necessary, given the increased demand the sector will experience as the ...

Mainstream loses super fund contract

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... Super has filed a termination notice with Mainstream Group Holdings ahead of its intention to merge administration with Prime Super's incumbent service provider. Prime Super's administrator is Australian Administration Services while its custodian ...

Government establishes aged care Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... because those perpetrating the abuse are someone they trusted and were reliant on, such as a relative or friend. Yesterday Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he will ask the Governor General to establish a Royal Commission into the aged care sector. ...

Instant asset write off extended

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... the introduction of a simplified business activity statement. The Government recently clarified the responsibilities of Prime Minister Scott Morrison's new ministry, confirming several changes for financial services, after Kelly O'Dwyer took on the jobs ...

Chief economist update: Confidence down, conditions up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
Et tu, Brute? The Australian version of the Shakespearean drama, Julius Caesar, that saw Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull politically assassinated (and replaced with the Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison) in the dying days of August may have played a ...

Chief economist update: Japan's sun shines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... maintains its growth momentum as shown in the June quarter national accounts. This could be the reason why unlike China, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is taking a different posture against Trump. According to Bloomberg: "In his first policy speech since ...