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Industry split on paid vaccine leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... receive. The fund expects this leave to be accessed if required for or following vaccination. So far, the results of an ongoing poll by Financial Standard show 60% of readers do not believe two days of paid vaccination leave is necessary. Still, 33% ...

AFCA names two lead ombudsmen

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2021
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has appointed two lead ombudsmen for insurance and small business, hiring from ASIC and Westpac. Emma Curtis has been appointed as lead ombudsman, insurance and Suanne Russell joined as lead ombudsman ...

Prince urges funds to join sustainability initiative

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
Addressing the annual Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, the Prince of Wales has asked Australia's super funds to get involved in his Sustainable Markets Initiative. The Prince used his appearance to discuss the latest work from his Sustainable ...

Aussies regret ERS withdrawals: AIST poll

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... into their superannuation during COVID-19 are concerned the decision has made them less financially secure, according to a poll from the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. AIST also says one in four non-retired women who participated in ...

AFCA welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
An Order of Australia recipient has been named the new chair of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority, replacing Helen Coonan. John Pollaers is the new independent chair of AFCA, replacing Coonan, whose tenure comes to an end this month. Coonan ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore is the glue that binds China and Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
The price of iron ore continues to heat up. It broke above the all-time high of US$191.70 a tonne recorded more than 10 years ago (February 2011) on 6 May 2021 and is currently fetching 215.48/tonne. This represents a 31.4% increase from end-2020's ...

Go, iron ore, go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
Just a wittle more, a wittle more... Yes Virginia, just another US$12.71 per tonne (6.6%) and the spot price of iron ore will be line ball with the all-time high of US$191.70 a tonne it set way back a decade earlier (February 2011). For sure, there ...

DDO to simplify general, personal advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
The outcome of the High Court decision on general advice will have an interesting and simplifying effect on the design and distribution obligations coming into effect later this year, according to a lawyer. Speaking at a Financial Services Council (FSC) ...

Chief economist update: Strike while iron ore cools

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
The iron ore price has fallen by more than 4% over the past two weeks which, according to reports is due to concerns over further reduction cuts in Tangshan - China's top steel-producing city - under its anti-pollution plan. But akin to previous ...

Chief economist update: What a difference an Australian year makes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... towards a budget surplus. Reuters ran headlines like Australian economic outlook overshadowed by bushfires, drought: Reuters poll, while The Australian ran Bushfires: Recovery funds to hit budget surplus. That was until the coronavirus got its first ...