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ME Bank pays industry funds no dividends

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... relationship with the 26 industry funds that own it has come under fire. At an urgent hearing of the House of Representatives economics standing committee chair Tim Wilson questioned ME Bank chief executive James McPhee. At issue was whether the bank ...

ISA, ME Bank issued please explain

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
Industry Super Australia and ME Bank will front the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on Thursday for an urgent hearing. The call for explanations from the bank and ISA comes following news that ME Bank, which is owned by 26 industry ...

FASEA extension to pass next week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... have more time to pass the FASEA exam and meet FASEA's education requirements. It was passed by the House of Representatives in February. Once the bill passes, advisers will be given an additional year to complete the FASEA-approved exam, meaning ...

Frontline worker death nominations spike

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... for all that frontline workers have done over the past months," Cameron said. The data comes after the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics heard the COVID-19 pandemic has driven Australians to ask their life insurers about whether ...

COVID-19 drives Aussies to check exemptions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... is driving Australians to ask their life insurers whether their policies cover them for suicide, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economic has heard. Appearing before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics hearing ...

Life insurers prepare for grilling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... Next week several major life insurance firms and advocacy bodies will face up to the scrutiny of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, with committee chair Tim Wilson committing to grilling insurers on revelations from the Royal ...

Trillion dollar stimulus debt debated

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2020
... clarified. "Never let the perfect be the enemy of the good, and this is good legislation." It was a sparse House of Representatives that met for the first time in 16 days as social distancing was observed by MPs, leaving 1.5 metres space between each ...

Super funds asked to model early release impact

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... billion range owing to unemployment picking up since the Treasurer's announcement of the estimate. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics chair Tim Wilson yesterday called out superannuation funds' complacence on liquidity ...

Super funds called out over liquidity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics chair, Tim Wilson, has called out super funds that have said they are experiencing liquidity issues, saying it is inconsistent with evidence previously provided to the committee. Many super ...

The bulls are back

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... came in below worst fears and the focus stayed on the US$2 trillion stimulus awaiting approval by the US House of Representatives, according to Morningstar. The stimulus package reportedly includes US$500 billion to fund industries impacted by COVID-19 ...