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Chief economist update: Victoria's victory

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... premier Dan Andrews told all Victorians and the rest of Australia at his 26 October press conference as he declared the battle with the second wave of infections "mission accomplished". It may not be as tough as the next waves our American (third wave) ...

Chief economist update: Get shorty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... recorded in late May. Investors are flocking to China for good reasons. While many other nations around the globe continue to battle the coronavirus pandemic - first wave or second - through social restrictions and lockdowns, China has re-opened for ...

Evans Dixon to rebrand

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... investment committee position for Evans & Partners Australian Flagship Fund (EFF). The group is currently facing a legal battle with ASIC, which alleges that subsidiary Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services engaged in 126 breaches of best interests ...

ASIC reinforces power to obtain documents

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
ASIC has pointed to two recent court judgements, including one in its battle with RI Advice, as cementing the regulator's ability to obtain documents. In a media release, ASIC grouped together its successful challenging to RI Advice's claims ...

Alex Wade leaves AMP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020
AMP has announced the departure of AMP Australia chief executive Alex Wade, effective immediately. Wade tendered his resignation and AMP accepted it, the group said. Chief executive of AMP's New Zealand Wealth Management, Blair Vernon, will replace ...

ERS continues super drain

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... week the government announced it would be extending access to the ERS scheme until December, as the country continues to battle the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Domestic violence super reforms stall

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
Representatives from industry super and a legal body have called on the Federal Government to deliver on a promised scheme that would have stopped domestic violence perpetrators from hiding their super assets from their spouses. Women's Legal Service ...

Research slams ADL definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... illness or brain injury. "Every time I have someone with mental illness and I'm claiming for them I know I'm going to go into battle for them - especially on TPD," Johns says. Johns says even in instances where insurers say they have no option but to ...

FASEA brings back remote tests

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020
As Melbourne has returned to a strict lockdown to battle a second wave of COVID-19, FASEA has responded by bringing back remote tests. "Following the reimposition of Stage 3 stay at home restrictions for metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire and ...

Experts battle for GST reform

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
A Monash University lecturer has pushed the case for a GST holiday, which he argues is the most effective way to generate "maximum economic bang for the government's buck". In an opinion piece for The Conversation, economics lecturer Isaac Gross argued ...