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Chief economist update: Australia's third arrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020
... below 0.25%. October 6 is also the day when Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is expected to announce a growth boosting budget that includes bringing forward income tax cuts, new infrastructure and energy infrastructure spending, business incentives ...

Six Park, Rollit Wealth announce partnership

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... financial landscape - more Australians want and desperately need financial guidance, but many of those people don't have the budget for elaborate advice or fees." Scaled digital advice is an effective solution for this demographic, Aranwela said. "We've ...

Need to recalibrate the fiscal strategy: Frydenberg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... the medium-term effects of COVID-19 have made it necessary to recalibrate the government's fiscal strategy ahead of the budget release. Frydenberg said the government will continue to offer strong economic support to reduce the longer-term economic scarring. ...

Super funds squander member money: Bragg

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... spending $40 million last year on advertising. ISA told Financial Standard in the past that it has not increased its marketing budget over the years (as at 18 March 2019) and declined to disclose what that exact figure was. Bragg wants to see better ...

Chief economist update: October rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2020
... likely to be, as we saw in March, a Team Australia moment where the Reserve Bank is directly supporting a bold Federal Budget..." "The prospect of the RBA "sitting back" to assess the Budget, which has been seen as the "norm" in previous years is not ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020
... to pay for anyway in terms of higher taxes and less welfare spending, or both? Increasing employment, less strain on the budget... Australians all let us rejoice!

Super fund gets ahead of CIPR obscurity

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... superannuation policies will have a fiscal impact. For instance, freezing the superannuation guarantee at 9.5% will have a modest budget benefit in the short term via higher taxation revenue, but over time will be offset by lower superannuation. In another ...

Demand for advice rises

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
The number of Australians seeking financial advice has doubled from five years ago, a new report finds. According to Investment Trends, 2.6 million non-advised Australians want the services of a financial planner over the next two years. This demand ...

Industry funds pledge $33bn for economy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... $19.5 billion in CAPEX will create over 200,000 jobs between 2020 and 2023. ISA added that investments save the Federal budget $2.7 billion through higher tax receipts, lower pension payments and lower interest costs alone. The report expands on an earlier ...

SMSF member increase bill reintroduced

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... support because it brings greater flexibility and choice to the SMSF sector." It was first announced ahead of the 2018/19 budget and was introduced in the Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Bill 2019 but was knocked back by Labor. The bill ...