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APRA questioned on fund liquidity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... prudential regulator has been questioned over super fund liquidity concerns by the Senate Economics Committee. Senator Andrew Bragg issued a letter to APRA putting the regulator on notice to answer a number of questions related to super funds. "I have ...

Chief economist update: Great Scott! Mighty Mo to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
I would have described him as 'super', but I've already used that moniker in reference to former European Central Bank (ECB) president Marion Draghi when he did "whatever it took" to save the splintering of the single currency region from ...

Sunsuper Labor donations rile Bragg

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee, APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell was grilled by Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg over the prudential regulator's lack of opinion on the $11,000 donation made by the large Queensland super fund to the ALP. ...

Advice groups criticise rushed legislation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... "This is wrong on more than one level. As has been made clear through the Parliamentary committee process, by Senator Andrew Bragg and ASIC, intra-fund advice is personal advice," the AFA submission said. "The reason that there were no suggestions of ...

Chief economist update: More from Morrison

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
"Getting small businesses back on their feet is critical. We want to ensure the right support is in place for small businesses as they get past the initial recovery phase of this unprecedented bushfire crisis..." These were Australian Prime Minister ...

Chief economist update: Missing the burning forests for the surplus tree

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
"From a practical perspective, big, impactful and very novel disasters will, hopefully, lead to stronger action to both mitigate emissions and also plan for impacts..." This was Ketan Joshi's - University of Sydney science graduate and international ...

Senate creates committee on fintech, regtech

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
Passed yesterday, the motion - brought by Senator Andrew Bragg -establishes a committee to inquire and report on fintech and regtech opportunities, barriers, and future trends. It will examine the "size and scope" of the opportunity fintech and regtech ...

Chief economist update: What price Australian budget surplus?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
Aside for bragging rights, I can't understand why the current Australian government remains hell-bent on achieving that promised "Budget surplus". The current sitting Treasurer Josh Frydenberg looks set to deliver on the "promise" that has eluded ...

Super sector needs to end culture war

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg has again criticised what he called a "culture war" in the superannuation sector, saying the industry should refocus its energy on members. In his speech at the Rice Warner Symposium on Monday, Bragg condemned the lack of ...

All options open for retirement income review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
... not be bound by the government. Asked whether the legislated increase to the superannuation guarantee or Senator Andrew Bragg's idea to make superannuation voluntary for workers earning less than $50,000 a year would be explored by the review, Morrison ...