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ACTU pokes holes in JobKeeper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2020
... believes the government's JobKeeper program is still flawed, though is glad the calls of Australian workers have been heard. ACTU secretary Sally McManus has called for the government to revise its $130 billion JobKeeper program, outlining various issues ...

Extraordinary stimulus provides wage subsidy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
Prime Minister Scott Morrison today announced $130 billion of spending over the next six months to support the livelihoods of Australians who lose their jobs and income as a result of COVID-19. The government anticipates as many as six million Australians ...

Early access nightmare for administrators

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
The government's plan to allow early access to super for those who have lost jobs and livelihoods as a result of COVID-19 is an enormous hurdle with a strict deadline - one that administrators admit they might struggle to meet. While early access ...

Good time to be in managed accounts: IMAP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
The COVID-19 crash has had an effect on all investment advice, but for financial advisers using managed accounts the blow has been slightly eased, according to IMAP chair Toby Potter. Potter told Financial Standard that while it is likely managed account ...

ATO called to assist in early release super scheme

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
The Actuaries Institute has called on the Australian Taxation Office to play a role in spreading the impact of withdrawals from the governments early release super scheme, estimating it will see $25 billion pulled from super. The government announced ...

Why remediation jobs aren't short-term

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
The woman who ran BT Financial Group's advice remediation program has revealed what financial advisers need to know about remediation, and why some of the banks may make their remediation teams permanent. Melissa Bogg was program director and head ...

Frontier warns super fund clients of recession

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
The asset consultant's internal economic modelling is predicting a potentially "very large" recession for Australia this year, as COVID-19 rolls on. Frontier Advisors used the RBA's MARTIN, a new macroeconomic model the central bank built in ...

Platforms maintain cash rate on RBA cut

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020
Netwealth and HUB24 have kept interest rates on cash accounts at 0%, following the Reserve Bank of Australia's rate cut of 25bps on Thursday. Both platforms confirmed the decision to maintain rates at 0%. "Nothing has changed since last week for ...

Coronavirus is an investment opportunity: Fidelity

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
COVID-19, despite its obvious health hazards and hysteria-spooked market volatility, can actually be an opportunity for investors, enabling them to purchase the market's darlings at discounted prices. That's according to Paul Taylor, portfolio ...

Stopping SG is nuclear response to COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
Suggestions in response to the coronavirus pandemic that pausing superannuation contributions would stimulate the economy have been panned. Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy was blunt in his assessment of the ...