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Financial regulators poised for action

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... warranted". The relaxed requirements will include the cessation of requirements on listed companies associated with secondary capital raisings, annual general meetings and audits. ASIC will also work with financial institutions in an effort to "further ...

Australia narrowly avoids 0.9% GDP blow: KPMG

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... the labour market because they are too sick to work or need to care for others, a temporary increase in the user cost of capital, demand shocks, reduced anticipated consumption and declining revenue in higher education and education-related tourism expenditure ...

Chief economist update: The corona crash of 2020

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
... stock market sell-off suggest that so far these policy responses - fiscal and monetary - have so far failed to ease household, business and investor concerns. Worst, coronaphobia's now compounded by the oil price war. Certainly, the risk of a global ...

ScoMo launches $17b stimulus package

ALLY SELBY, ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... receive a one-off $750 stimulus payment, which will be tax-free and will not count as income for social security, farm household allowance or veteran payments. The government said the payments will begin at the end of March and over 90% are expected ...

Chief economist update: The crash we have to have

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2020
... drop in oil prices should be a balm for global economic activity reeling from coronaphobia. Cheaper oil prices raises household disposable income and lowers costs of running factories and businesses. Then again, until a COVID-19 vaccine is discovered ...

Qualitas launches build-to-rent fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... three households in Australia are renters, and this number is increasing," Qualitas managing director, global head of capital Tim Johansen said. "Yet new housing starts have fallen in recent years, putting pressure on future supply and rental prices. ...

Chief economist update: It's the US consumer, stupid me

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... and exports were weak, largely reflecting sluggish growth abroad and trade developments... the fundamentals supporting household spending remain solid". It's the consumer, stupid me. I underestimated the US consumer - them who account for around ...

Lowe snaps back at critics

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... investment is needed to improve Australia's future prospects is well known. Lowe said investments in infrastructure, human capital, energy production and distribution and measures to deal with climate change and its effects are high on the list. "Businesses ...

Retirement funding system failing: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... survey, Australia's retirees do not feel fully supported by the Australia's retirement funding system," Household Capital said. "The three pillars of retirement funding have not, to date, adequately supported all Australians for several reasons." ...

Bank of Mum and Dad forking out serious dosh

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... out an average $250-$300,000 to help their children afford a home deposit, according to retirement funding provider Household Capital's chief executive Josh Funder. "For a lot of Baby Boomers they enjoy such great longevity that their children don't ...