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ISA, ME Bank issued please explain

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
Industry Super Australia and ME Bank will front the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on Thursday for an urgent hearing. The call for explanations from the bank and ISA comes following news that ME Bank, which is owned by 26 industry ...

Frontline worker death nominations spike

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... to say thank you for all that frontline workers have done over the past months," Cameron said. The data comes after the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics heard the COVID-19 pandemic has driven Australians to ask their life insurers ...

COVID-19 drives Aussies to check exemptions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... consequences, the pandemic is driving Australians to ask their life insurers whether their policies cover them for suicide, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economic has heard. Appearing before the House of Representatives Standing ...

Life insurers prepare for grilling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... videoconference next week. Next week several major life insurance firms and advocacy bodies will face up to the scrutiny of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, with committee chair Tim Wilson committing to grilling insurers ...

Super funds asked to model early release impact

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
APRA has asked superannuation funds to submit their in-house modelling on the magnitude of impact they are expecting from the Federal Government's special allowance for early release from superannuation. The prudential regulator asked superannuation ...

Super funds called out over liquidity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics chair, Tim Wilson, has called out super funds that have said they are experiencing liquidity issues, saying it is inconsistent with evidence previously provided to the committee. Many super ...

Industry super steps up SG campaign as RBA weighs in

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... outdoor, online and social last night, ISAs new campaign is timely in light of comments made by RBA governor Phillip Lowe at a House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics hearing on Friday. The head of the Reserve Bank said the RBA believes ...

Chief economist update: Lowe puts Australia on high

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
... bushfires, coronavirus are among the risks Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe nominated when he testified before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on the February 7. One day later, and Lowe would have included the ...

ASIC confirms SMSF negative returns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has told the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics that SMSF's below $200,000 have a negative return on assets. Providing the most recent data from the ATO, ASIC answered the question ...

IOOF identifies 67 high risk advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
Embattled wealth manager IOOF has told the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics that it has identified 67 "higher risk" financial advisers within its business. The number comes as IOOF fronts the committee to answer questions previously ...