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Nambawan Super board member resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
A member of Papua New Guinea's Nambawan Super board as stepped down to avoid potential conflicts of interest after accepting a new role at a bank. Lesieli Taviri joined the super fund as a trustee director in 2014. She is the former chief executive ...

Keep spending and investing: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... government has wisely sought to even things out, but inevitably we are left with outcomes that are very uneven across the country," Lowe said. "This unevenness is especially evident in the labour market...The job losses have been largest for young people ...

Sexual harassment rife in financial services: O'Neill

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... working with Boe Pahari. "She gave a truly horrifying recount of her experience at one of the biggest companies in the country that is critical and has been held in such high esteem over many decades," O'Neill said. "AMP, like all of the big providers ...

Chief economist update: Get shorty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
... China's "Golden Week" holiday (1-7 October) that, according to the government, saw 637 million people travel within the country. "The government estimates domestic travellers generated around 466 billion yuan ($68.6 billion) in tourism revenue during ...

Aussies continue to drain super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... lockdowns to be able to access their superannuation savings. The scheme was extended until the end of the year as the country continues to focus on rebuilding the economy. AustralianSuper has paid out around $4.7 billion to members so far followed by ...

Chief economist update: Budget me this Batman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
"If not for you Babe, I couldn't even find the door I couldn't even see the floor I'd be sad and blue If not for you" - Olivia Newton-John Yes Olivia, it's the Budget. There might be precious few worrying about the implications of the ...

AUSTRAC releases guidance on wildlife trafficking

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... with the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment, draws on intelligence collected from known operations in the country to identify, target and report suspicious financial activity. Illegal wildlife trade generates revenues of up to $23 billion ...

Women focus in Labor budget reply

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... needed jobs immediately, is through investing in social housing. "There's 100,000 social housing dwellings around the country that are in urgent need of repair," he said. "These are people's homes - and they're a job creation plan ready and waiting in ...

AAA rating holds on by a thread

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... rating will remain, but is hanging on by a thread following the government's budget announcement. Fitch ratings revised the country's rating from stable to negative on the fiscal impact of the COVID-19 shock. "The negative outlook reflects the significant ...

Budget commitment to aged care not good enough

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... divided equally across these workers, comes in at $30.54 per person, she said. And with around 3000 nursing homes across the country, Duckett said the funding didn't go far enough. "They need to fundamentally reform the aged care system and they ...