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Is it time to lean on the Future Fund?

KANIKA SOOD | THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020

... like the central bank lending to superannuation funds at zero interest rates using their assets as collateral. Grattan Institute program director Brendan Coates says the Future Fund does not support tapping into the Future Fund to pay for early release ...

Extended lockdown could spur worst recession on record: Grattan

ALLY SELBY | WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020

... could spur Australia's worst recession since the Second World War, if not the Great Depression, according to the Grattan Institute's Brendan Coates. In an op-ed for The Conversation, the Institute's household finances program director said while a three-month ...

Early release to bite retirement hard

KANIKA SOOD | TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020

... said. The government's early release provisions have been largely supported by some stakeholders such as Grattan Institute and the Financial Services Council. However, it has also been panned by others including Industry Super Australia and Labor ...

Early release better than SG freeze

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020

... early release twice by the end of the year, they might slip close to their life insurance opt-in threshold. Grattan Institute household finances program director Brendan Coates said while he can't comment on the insurance implications, $10,000 is ...

ANU to help determine fate of SG increase

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020

... will examine how the superannuation system affects pre-retirement behaviour. Critics of the SG increase, like Grattan Institute, argue it will curb already stagnate wages growth. In February this year Grattan's director of household finances, Brendan ...

Grattan calls for lower super fees

HARRISON WORLEY | MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020

Grattan Institute's submission to the Retirement Income Review has kicked off a war of words after it said a reduction in fees charged to super members would be more impactful than an uplift in the superannuation guarantee, and that ASFA's comfortable ...

Retirement review goes off the rails

HARRISON WORLEY | FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020

... shouting at each other? I think that's one of the things that hopefully will be recognised," he says. Weighing in, Grattan Institute program director Brendan Coates says it should come as no shock to see stakeholders nail their colours to the mast. "I ...

ISA takes swipe at Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020

... lower income earners would only see a rise of 1.8%. Brendan Coates, program director, household finances, at Grattan Institute rejected ISA's modelling saying its research assumes only 70% of the cost of higher compulsory super comes from lower wages. ...

Surplus may not be as advertised: Grattan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020

Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum, Grattan Institute budget policy and institutional reform program director Danielle Wood explained the much touted federal government surplus may not be all it was cracked up to be. Wood focused ...

SG increase means lower wages: Grattan

HARRISON WORLEY | MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020

Grattan Institute has again weighed into the ongoing debate over the necessity of the legislated increase to the superannuation guarantee. In a new research paper, Grattan claims workers "overwhelmingly" pay for increases to the super guarantee through ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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