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Emerging markets weather varied COVID-19 storms

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... East. While countries struggle to battle the coronavirus, the portfolio managers warned debt could end up working in opposition to minority shareholders. "Countries with large current account deficits and foreign-denominated debt may continue to be at ...

Pension pots around the world during COVID-19

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
... from their superannuation savings if their employment has been affected by COVID, in a move that was panned by the opposition and industry funds lobby. Australia is not the only country to allow early access to retirement savings during COVID-19 - the ...

Extraordinary stimulus provides wage subsidy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... legislation and plans to recall parliament early. Morrison said the legislation will take at least a week to draft and the opposition will have to be briefed. "We must work together to make this work and to make it go as far as possible. We still do ...

SG amnesty bill finally passes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... Unpaid Superannuation) Bill 2019 yesterday survived a late amendment squabble between the government and the Labor opposition to finally make its way through the parliament. The bill incentivises employers with a history of superannuation underpayment ...

Labor stands by super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2020
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese has called out an "unholy coalition" attacking superannuation. In a speech in Brisbane on Wednesday, Albanese stepped up to bat for the super system, labelling those questioning the legislated rise in the superannuation ...

FASEA extension passes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... passed in the House of Representatives, it has to be passed in the Senate, but there is no indication that there will be opposition to the bill. If it passes, advisers will be given an additional year to complete the FASEA-approved exam, meaning they'll ...

Members' interests bill sits on the precipice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... off to raise children," he said. "To think that they would be targeted and disadvantaged by the Labor Party, by the opposition, so that they can help themselves against the interests of Australian women is despicable." The bill is now before the Sena ...

Chief economist update: Super Mario's last hurrah

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... Austrian governor Nowotny's against buying equities for stimulus; and, Bundesbank president Weidmann announced his opposition to a big stimulus package. To be sure, the ECB's TLTRO III (that came into effect this month) - designed to "help to ...

Chief economist update: The fear of Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
"Pompa mortis magis terret quam mors ipsa." Translated into the quotee Francis Bacon's - English philosopher, statesman and essayist - mother tongue, "The pomp of death alarms us more than death itself." Yes Virginia, you know where I'm going ...

Government should intervene in BOLR changes: Opposition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... of AMP's plan to change Buyer of Last Resort terms. Speaking in NSW parliament earlier this week, member of the opposition Daniel Mookhey asked minister for finance and small business Damien Tudehope what steps the government has taken in response ...