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CPI poses awkward optics for RBA: Economist

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
... 'underappreciation-induced' missteps." Because of the upside surprise in CPI, Miller foretold an incremental jump in the size of the policy rate adjustment when the RBA next meets tomorrow - either 40 or 50 basis points. However, he maintained that inflation ...

MLC Life updates retail insurance product range

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
... adviser, and licensee research. "Advisers want to provide their customers with greater flexibility and options in their policy, including higher income replacement levels and greater certainty of future premiums. The upgrades we are making now enable ...

Breach reporting improvements needed: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... including where similar breaches had been reported or multiple breaches were grouped into one report. This was followed by policy or process deficiencies (9%) and system deficiencies (6%). "ASIC is concerned that licensees may not be adequately identifying ...

Insurance, retirement product excellence recognised

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... took out the Overall Investment Bond Excellence Award, also recognised with the Bond - Estate Planning Award, Bond - Child Policy Award and Funeral Bond Award. Meanwhile, AIA received the Investment Bond Award and Futurity Investment Group received the ...

Jones progresses green finance standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... industry and ensure that we can accelerate and put in place that standards you need," Jones said. "Together with government policy, together with government assistance around skill acquisition and deepening our skill base and our workforce capacity ...

Future Fund proves resilience to market shocks

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
... reducing asset prices and introducing much more volatility." "Looking ahead, key issues will be the extent of monetary policy tightening required to achieve inflation targets, how markets will respond to tightening measures, and the impact of fiscal ...

Budget deficit pressured by debt costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... participation and equality, and improving living standards for all Australians. The immediate priority is to ensure fiscal policy is not adding to inflationary pressures and to begin budget repair," the strategy said. Pertinently, data today from the ...

Government scraps legacy tax, super measures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... legislation is passed. "Although the delay is disappointing, it is pleasing to see that the issue remains on the government's policy agenda," Maroney said. The technical amendments proposed to the TOFA rules in the 2021-22 Budget will also be delayed ...

RBA downplays exchange rate inflationary impacts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... adopted by the major advanced economies in response to the global financial crisis. "Meanwhile, the RBA eased monetary policy from late 2011 because of weaker economic conditions. However, from around 2016, the Bank was balancing the case for a faster ...

FSC adds to Life Insurance Code of Practice

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... violence, as well as new protections in the genetics moratorium. The new guidelines set out 11 areas that each life insurer's policy might cover and were developed with consumer advocates. Specifically, from July next year, the new Life Code will require ...