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GBST improves compliance checks

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
GBST has upgraded its solution to make it easier for superannuation funds to identify members and meet Australian Tax Office tax obligations. GBST Digital now allows super funds to integrate ID verification in their systems without compromising the ...

Chief economist update: UK not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
Financial markets widely expected the Bank of England's (BOE) decision to keep current monetary policy settings unchanged at its June monetary policy committee meeting. "The MPC voted unanimously to maintain Bank Rate at 0.1%... and to maintain ...

Chief economist update: Anchoring the recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
"We have to take the economy through the pandemic and into a recovery phase, which has now started. We need to really anchor the recovery. We always talk about inflation anchoring and we are not oblivious to that. But the recovery needs to be firm ...

Chief economist update: A delicate balancing act

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... market's belief that the supply increase remains insufficient to meet growing demand - recently reinforced by the OECD's upgrade to global growth. In its 'Economic Outlook, May 2021' report, the OECD upgraded its global GDP growth forecast ...

Chief economist update: RBA cash rate on ice until 2024

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021
Except to reinforce its message that interest rates will remain at record lows "until 2024 at the earliest", the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) June board meeting was largely a ho-hum affair. As expected, the RBA left monetary policy settings ...

Chief economist update: OECD upgrades global growth but advises continued policy support

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
... 5.8% this year and by 4.4% in 2022. This compares with the 5.6% and 4.0%, respectively, it forecast in March and a sharp upgrade from the 4.2% (for 2021) and 3.7% (for 2022) predicted in its December 2020 report. However, it cautioned that the recovery ...

No big losers in FY22 budget

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
Just about everyone is a winner in this year's federal budget, with treasurer Josh Frydenberg extending tax cuts, significant measures to enhance women's economic security and a $15 billion infrastructure spend. Delivering the 2021/22 federal ...

Chief economist update: Did the BOE just announce taper?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... monetary policy". Don't call it taper. Taper or "slowed somewhat", the BOE's announcement is backed by its sharp upgrade to the country's economic outlook: "New COVID cases in the United Kingdom had continued to fall, the vaccination programme ...

Chief economist update: Japan's elusive virtuous cycle

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
As expected, the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) monetary policy board decided to keep current settings unchanged at its April meeting. Ever the optimist, the BOJ summarised its view in its "Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices (April 2021)" report, saying ...

Cbus appoints head of advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
Industry super fund Cbus has appointed a head of advice. Lynda Cross has stepped into the role, promoted from her previous position as manager of advice partnerships and performance. Prior to joining Cbus, Cross was manager of advice and education at ...