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RBA rate rises up in the air: Economists

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... Earlier in the month, RBA governor Phillip Lowe flagged the release of important data would largely inform the board's policy decision in April. In an economic outlook provided by Aird, he said two out of four domestic data releases have so far been ...

Legalsuper appoints chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
... to working with the legalsuper board and team. "The superannuation sector is experiencing unprecedented attention from policy makers, industry commentators and the media at present - providing challenges and more importantly opportunities to establish ...

US Fed hikes rates amid banking turmoil

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
... such, the Fed decided to increase the federal funds rate target by 25 basis points to 4.75-5%. The Fed also signalled more policy tightening may be needed to bring inflation back to its 2% target. Promisingly the latest data shows that the yearly inflation ...

The sophistication of cyber threats is increasing: O'Neil

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... will be different capabilities to conduct cyber attacks," she said. Therefore, O'Neil said, "there's a really big policy task ahead of us as an Australian government in trying to make sure that we're prepared for that." O'Neil said the ...

Still work to be done on group insurance: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... reviewing all declined claims decisions to test whether their insurers have correctly applied the terms of the insurance policy. Most trustees are regularly monitoring their insurers' compliance with industry codes. Three trustees have real-time access ...

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... be investigated by the Office for Women so that the impact on their ability to work could be quantified, and appropriate policy and public health responses could be initiated. "A woman retiring at the average age for a man would accrue an additional ...

Future-proofing the super system: Rees

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... panel the first day of the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF), MetLife head of external affairs and public policy Nathan Rees said that establishing an objective for superannuation will help to "future proof" the system. "The purpose of ...

AFA, FPA unveil joint roadshow theme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) have announced the roadshow's official theme will be 'Policy, Practice, People - A united pathway for members', and will be the first major event for the group following the merger. ...

ASIC consults on sunsetting class orders

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... effectively and efficiently and continue to form a necessary and useful part of the legislative framework. The fundamental policy principles that underpin the class orders have not changed," the regulator said. If remade, the orders will stand for a ...

Super a big national advantage: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... your members that we all want to see," he said. He thanked those in the industry for its cooperation and collaboration on policy matters and said the agenda remains to work closely together. "The whole government is grateful for the opportunity to work ...