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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. ...

Climate threat pushes Aussies to sustainability

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... could be thanks to increased investor awareness of climate change and its impact on the world. "According to the Lowy Institute Poll 2019, for the first time in its 15-year history, climate change topped the list of potential threats to the country's ...

TAL executive jumps to MLC Life

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... partner of Ernst & Young and Regional chief financial officer of AXA Asia Life. Kent is also a fellow of the Actuaries Institute, a Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary, and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has served on several ...

Super tax concessions out of hand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... Treasury data shows superannuation tax concessions are growing so large they will soon rival the Age Pension. New Australia Institute analysis shows tax concessions in superannuation are almost as large as the cost of the Age Pension, and growing at ...

Chief economist update: Aussie employment rises... but so does our unemployment rate

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020
... earmarked for closure just one fortnight into the new year." As revealed in their response to the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey, Australians are correct to be concerned with regards to their unemployment prospect. The "unemployment ...

Status quo not option for remuneration: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
APRA chair Helen Rowell used her speech at an Australian Institute of Company Directors breakfast to push the ongoing need for accountability in financial services and said APRA plans to push ahead with its draft remuneration plan despite harsh criticism. ...

Frontier Advisors welcomes AustralianSuper director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... Engineering, managing director of Westgate Logistics and managing director of Silk Logistics. He is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a non-executive director of AiGroup. "We look forward to John bringing his extensive 35 ...

Industry butt heads over super guarantee

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... all agree it's time for an upheaval. In a submission to the Treasury's Retirement Income Review Panel, the Actuaries Institute called for universal superannuation guarantee (SG) coverage for all Australian workers, including the self-employed and contractors. ...

Chief economist update: Australians not confident enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... business confidence despite concerns over the impact of the bushfires, floods and the coronavirus. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment rose 2.3% to 95.5 in February from 93.4 in the previous month. The NAB business confidence ...