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Chief economist update: Cheaper prices not a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
Down, down, prices are down... big time! The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the country's headline inflation dropped by 1.9% in the June quarter - the largest quarter on quarter decline in the 72-year history that the statistician ...

Debt vulture crackdown welcome

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... repair firms held to the kind of regulatory and ethical standards financial advisers are held to. The Consumer Action Law Centre wants these debt assistance providers to have membership with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority to be compulsory ...

Cbus appoints chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... will continue our 35-year-old tradition of outperformance based on our unshakeable determination to keep members at the centre of everything that we do." Bracks also paid tribute to Atkins, saying: "David's stewardship of Cbus has been a remarkable achievement. ...

Corporate super plan appoints chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... PricewaterhouseCoopers for over a decade. He currently chairs the board of asset consultant Frontier Advisors, and chairs the Centre for Institutional Investors (CII). He is also a member of CareSuper's investment committee. In the past, he has held ...

Australian Unity names chief executive

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
Australian Unity has nabbed the Bank of New Zealand's head of private banking, wealth and insurance to lead its retail business, following the resignation of the incumbent. BNZ chief customer officer of private, wealth and insurance Christine Yates ...

Value to be found in childcare stocks

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... reasons. First, it means centres continue to generate revenue, and second, it maintains the customer relationship between the centre and the child's family," James said. "In addition, childcare centres nationally will receive Transition Payments ...

Early release of super extended

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020
The government has announced an extension to the early release of super program designed to help Australians experiencing hardship as a result of COVID-19. Originally, the program was set to end on 24 September 2020. Now, people will be able to apply ...

Billionaires targeted in Twitter bitcoin scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020
... If you send $1000, I will send you back $2000. Only doing this for 30 minutes. Enjoy!" The UK's National Cyber Security Centre said it reached out to Twitter in the midst of the attack, which it said was targeted at the firm and not the individual accounts. ...

Super-backed specialist centre opens in Hobart

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... social challenges like dementia," Blakey said. The Korongee Village features 12 houses in four cul-de-sacs, a community centre, gardens, general store, cafe and wellness centre. "The unique design of Korongee, and the way its residents are cared for ...

Litigation funding fight heats up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
... into litigation funding and the regulation of the class action industry sparked a heated debate today. Menzies Research Centre chief of staff James Mathias was questioned on the Menzies Research Centre's submission to the committee. A report by the ...