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Chief economist update: The fear of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
"Pompa mortis magis terret quam mors ipsa." Translated into the quotee Francis Bacon's - English philosopher, statesman and essayist - mother tongue, "The pomp of death alarms us more than death itself." Yes Virginia, you know where I'm going ...

ATO to crack down on SG non-payment

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
The Australian Taxation Office will start using Single Touch Payroll (STP) system data to identify and warn employers on non-payment of super guarantee, according to ATO deputy commissioner James O'Halloran. Speaking at the 2019 ASFA National Policy ...

ASIC approves name and shame rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
The corporate regulator has given the Australian Financial Complaints Authority the green light to name financial services companies and superannuation funds in its determinations. In deciding to disclose names, ASIC said this will help identify conduct ...

Climate policy more than divesting: UniSuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... the community wanted certain environmental standards, they elect people and this people make laws and the environmental problem gets solved," she said. "In recent decades, that process is working less and less well. The community seems to have a view ...

Down but not out: Top advisers adapt

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... introduction of new technology and distribution models just reinforces this," he says. "A core part of the perception problem advisers are facing is the government and regulators appear to see them as a commodity." While exits were always expected, national ...

Chief economist update: Trump should read Frank

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
Houston, we have a problem - a gigantic one! Talk about spoiling everybody's weekend. Wall Street fell sharply at the close of last week's trading. Was it due to disappointment over US Fed chair Jerome Powell's much-anticipated words at ...

Complex retirement system requires simplicity: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
A new report is putting forth key reforms needed to make superannuation fairer and more efficient ahead of the Federal Government's review of the retirement income system. The Actuaries Institute outlined a number of reforms needed to help fix the ...

Salary sacrifice loophole bill insufficient: ISA

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
... the loophole has led to more than 370,000 workers missing out on their super entitlements, totalling $1.5 billion. The problem of unpaid super, however, has increased by 25% in three years since 2013-2014, with 2.85 million Australians being short changed ...

Chief economist update: Will Australia avoid another global recession?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... ready to take interest rates to -0.35% plus QE; the RBA to zero and perhaps, QE. As I've ranted many times before, the problem in today's world isn't the cost of borrowing but the general uncertainty that's preventing businesses from ...

New super fund tests waters

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
... fund wants to educate members on the women-specific super advice they need at their different life stages. A fundamental problem with most superannuation is that it's not built for women, and there is a big gap in super between women and men at the end ...