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Super funds to answer to new APRA enforcer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... Cole as a new member, focused on enforcement of the superannuation sector. Announcing the appointment, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said Cole has extensive experience in regulatory and legal fields across both the private and public sectors. She has worked ...

QSuper unveils retirement income product

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... more income in retirement and the confidence that they will have income for life," he said. Federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg is putting the pressure on super funds to meet the growing demand for these types of products that address retirees' long-term ...

Chief economist update: OECD sees stronger growth ahead

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
... early last year. Waxing happy at the release of the December 2020 quarter National Accounts, federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg stressed that: "In the December quarter, direct economic support from the federal government halved... Yet at the same time ...

Chief economist update: The great Australian rebound

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021
... point, respectively. Sure, sure, Australia was still in monetary and fiscal crutches at the time but as Treasurer Josh Frydenberg notes: "In the December quarter, direct economic support from the federal government halved... Yet at the same time the ...

Retirement income framework on track: Frydenberg

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... addressing the 2021 Council of the Ageing (COTA) National Policy Forum on Retirement Income this morning, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the government is currently consulting on several issues, such as how longevity risk should be managed with the industry ...

Government passes advice, super reforms

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... their services. The legislation also bans the deduction of ongoing advice fees from MySuper products. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane Hume said the changes are an "important step ...

Continuous disclosure laws to stay

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg flagged that the temporary disclosure laws for public companies relaxed at the height of the coronavirus crisis will be made permanent. In May 2020, the government announced the temporary measures, modifying provisions under ...

To keep or not to keep JobKeeper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... withdrawing JobKeeper "prematurely" would cause the country's unemployment to spike. Australian Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has already ruled out the possibility of extending the government's "JobKeeper" scheme beyond the end of March this ...

Chief economist update: Money plus confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... billion under the COVID-19 Response Package and $74 billion under the JobMaker Plan". And just as Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg ruled out the possibility of extending the government's JobKeeper scheme beyond the end of March this year - taking ...

Chief economist update: RBA extends QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... outbreak and its variant and in strengthening domestic economic growth and employment. Likewise, with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg ruled out the possibility of extending the government's JobKeeper scheme beyond the end of March this year, the onus of ...