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SMSFs granted annual return extension

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... has been working constructively with the ATO to find solutions for SMSFs affected by economic ramifications of social distancing measures and extreme market volatility. He said he has been in discussions with ATO commissioner Chris Jordan and SMSF assistant ...

Adequacy argument headlines online CMSF

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... out. The AIST leader said the pandemic was impacting the ability of super funds to engage and advise members. "Social distancing is leading to the loss of human contact and face to face interactions, and they're being replace by phone and video mediums," ...

Millions jobless within weeks: Grattan

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... out of a job within weeks, if they aren't already. The institute's new analysis pointed to the government's social distancing edict as the main reason for the hit, and with Grattan also of the belief that the six-month JobKeeper package will obscure ...

Advisers adapt as crisis unfolds

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... with someone, empathise with him or her and marry this with a solution, has never been so important. And with social distancing at play, Centrepoint Alliance chief executive Angus Benbow said the industry had been quick to adapt in order to thrive through ...

Chief economist update: Surveys say...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... contain the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19)". Australia's Federal and State governments only declared social distancing, lockdowns and other restrictions towards the end of March. As the ABS rightfully declared, "any impact from the major COVID-19 ...

Isolated advisers enter the digital age

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... change to their business. For others, those who haven't been as quick to embrace new technological solutions, social distancing is forcing them to adapt, lest see their business suffer. Already faced with heightened regulatory and compliance pressure ...

Economic impact worst since WWII: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... showing 27.4% of the workforce are now unemployed or underemployed. While the health impacts of the government's social distancing measures are beginning to bear fruit with the rate of new cases having reduced recently, the economy is taking on water. ...

Wall Street rally runs out of steam

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... coronavirus cases below-peak levels. Even with these decreases, the Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo tweeted that social distancing laws wouldn't be easing anytime soon. "This is an enemy we have underestimated since day one," he said. "This is ...

COVID-19 to push life premiums up: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... unmanageable, and a rise in mental health claims." With insurers' ability to manage existing claims hampered by social distancing requirements, the firm also said requirements for existing claimants to prove their ongoing incapacity to work would also ...

1.5 metres to trigger real estate downfall

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
Social distancing will impact all real estate sectors, including local and global REITs, according to global real estate manager Principal Global Investors. It comes a day after Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced a rent relief package for commercial ...