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NZ Super responds to Australian social media laws

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... define expeditiously, or provide an acceptable timeframe for content to be removed. NZ Super has been vocal in calling for stronger controls on social media content in the wake of the Christchurch attacks. The fund has been critical in establishing a ...

AMP overhauls wealth leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
... of the new leadership team will be on providing better experiences and outcomes for clients and that that will include stronger risk controls, AMP said. AMP suffered a 97% profit drop last year amidst the Royal Commission and its fallout. The wealth ...

In a nutshell: Federal Budget 2019

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... back on track," Frydenberg declared. "For the first time in 12 years, we are paying our own way." Australia is in a much stronger position than it was six years ago when the Liberal Party took power and inherited a $55 billion deficit - and while there ...

Don't expect super favouritism: Bowen

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... amended this bill in the Senate to make the outcomes test tougher, make director penalties higher and make APRA's powers stronger," he said. "Millions of Australians are being ripped off by underperforming accounts and we want to force these funds to ...

Regulators unite for life insurance transparency

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... data publication complemented each other, and added the joint data initiative would allow both regulators to "support stronger supervision of insurers." "The online tool compares insurers on four metrics - the percentage of claims accepted, the length ...

Chief economist update: The Fed should act now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... inflation was rising. 'Tis the same in 2006 when the yield curve inverted - US GDP grew by 3.5% at the end of 2006 (even stronger the previous year), employment growth was strong and strengthening and so was inflation - core PCE price inflation reached ...

Chief economist update: What's the RBA waiting for?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... interest rates in the future - the opposite must be true. The longer the RBA waits before cutting interest rates, the stronger the economy's weakening momentum grows, the bigger the rate cut the RBA needs to reverse what is gradually becoming a self-fulfilling ...

APRA sets sights on 2019 targets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... flagged its plan to complete the post-implementation review of the prudential framework introduced in response to the Stronger Super reforms of 2013. It also said it would consult on proposals to address areas where changes are needed and would update ...

Angel investor makes first Australian bet

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2019
... backs companies with LGBT leadership, such as Troy and Nexba, because we believe that diverse leadership correlates with stronger culture, better opportunities for more LGBT senior leadership at the company and, ultimately, stronger performance. We look ...

Institutional investors call out climate policy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... time. Capped government funds have limited flexibility." Herd described the Government's support for investigation into stronger network connection with Tasmania and large-scale energy storage is important. "Investors will continue to urge governments ...