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Chief economist update: Bushfires singe growth, surplus predictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... surplus long before the bushfire catastrophe. It's pitiful and a shame that Prime Minister Morrison and Federal Treasurer Frydenberg were forced to capitulate only at a great cost to Australian lives and property. This highlights the criticism du' ...

What you read in 2019: Financial advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... Grandfathered commissions to be banned Hot on the heels of the Royal Commission's final report, in early February Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg declared grandfathered commissions would be banned from 1 January 2021. Further, from the same date ...

Bill to defer adviser education standards tabled

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... Representatives today. The bill was circulated by the authority of Michael Sukkar, minister for housing and Assistant Treasurer. It will amend the Corporations Act to defer the transitional timeframes for existing providers of financial advice to comply ...

CBA chief tasked with rebuilding banking

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
... banking sector, this time, examining "loyalty tax"; where new borrowers are charged lower rates than existing customers. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said that banks were discriminating against loyal customers. "Customers get penalised for their loyalty. ...

Politician urges Treasurer to protect advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
Federal member for Warringah Zali Steggall has written to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to ask him to consider how regulatory changes are impacting financial advisers, requesting an extension to education reforms. Steggall wrote that a number of regulatory ...

IFM to spend $25bn on Aussie infrastructure

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... Darwin) and seaports (Brisbane, Botany, Kembla). "The new investment aligns with a recent exhortation from Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg, who in August called for such measures in preference to share buybacks and special dividends," IFM said. ...

First Sentier adds to global leadership team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... previously held senior roles at Westpac, Merrill Lynch Australia, Bankers Trust Australia and KPMG. He is also a director and treasurer of the Australian Association of Lloyd's Members. The appointments follow that of former Nikko Asset Management head ...

IMF predicts bleak Australian outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2019
... the United States, and prominent downside risks, a much more subdued pace of global activity could well materialise." Treasurer Josh Frydenberg responded to the report by reminding Australians that despite the predictions the nation is in its 29th consecutive ...

Code monitoring move disappoints industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Assistant Minister Jane Hume announced the government will accelerate its implementation of the Royal Commission's recommendation to establish a single disciplinary body for financial advisers. The move has disappointed ...

ACCC to probe rate cut decisions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... behaviour of Australia's banks when it comes to passing on interest rate cuts. Announcing the inquiry on this morning, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the probe was designed to ensure transparency and a better level of understanding about the pricing ...