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Chief economist update: Wheels of US recession in motion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
... monetary policy will be returned to normal. Then Trump had to say something stupid like "tariffs" in the name of "national security" and since March 2018, global insecurity has grown to the point that it has boomeranged to America: "And now 'tis ...

Deeming rate calculations should be independent: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... responsibilities should remain with the Government, according to our spot poll. Deeming rules are a central part of the social security income test for pensioners including Veterans' Affairs allowances, according to the Department of Social Services. ...

Super working in favour of all members

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... self-sufficient retirement and want more than what the Age Pension can provide. "They want to be able to have financial security in their old age to cover medical costs, aged care and general expenses." Despite the promising growth of account balances ...

Super, life risk face election test

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... key planks of the Women in Super 'Make Super Fair' campaign and key recommendations of the Senate Inquiry into Economic Security for Women in Retirement," Wood said at the time. While SMSFs may end up heavily impacted by Labor's proposals - such as the ...

Fire drills needed to meet APRA standards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
APRA's new enforcement approach to cyber security may mean financial services firms have to conduct fire drills - where fake viruses or phishing attacks are deliberately spread in their systems - to work out the strength of their systems. APRA released ...

Australian fund caught in email scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... audit report on the fund conducted by the Auditor General, show the NAIF failed to implement a proper Protective Security Policy framework. As a result of board members were using non-official email accounts, sensitive information was stored on private ...

Chief economist update: Be fearful when indicators show no fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... out of reasonable range. Cuts in VAT for manufacturing and other sectors will take effect from 1 April, while social security fees will be reduced from 1 May, offering some support for corporate profitability. Li also pledged multiple measures to lower ...

Chief economist update: Trump trumps Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... still refuse him wall money. After which, Trump would use his presidential might to declare building the wall a matter of security emergency. Well who could blame him? The President got away with imposing the 25/10 tariff on steel and aluminium by coating ...

New super fund to secure female financial security

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... executive Christina Hobbs, who is also a Future Super director. Hobbs has previously worked as an economist and food security expert for the United Nations' World Food Programme and is a former senate candidate for the Australian Greens. She began ...

Productivity Commission counters group insurance research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... insurance inside superannuation and cast doubt into the sector's ability to help the Government alleviate social security payments. Releasing a supplementary paper to its May draft report, the Commission said it undertook its own modelling into the ...