Scott Morrison

Outsider

Unlike most of Twitter, Outsider enjoyed Channel Nine’s great debate between Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese....

Outsider

Taking a political detox

At last! Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced an election date for 21 May....

Funds management

Australian Ethical plans COP26 campaign

Australian Ethical will launch its campaign at the upcoming COP26 climate summit, highlighting the non-attendance by Prime Minister Scott Morrison does not reflect the vi...

Policy & Regulation

CSLR inadequate: Federal opposition

The opposition says capping compensation at $150,000 instead of the $550,000 proposed by the Royal Commission is a mistake....

Superannuation

ACTU challenges Morrison on super delay

Any further delay in increasing the superannuation guarantee will not translate to higher wages because employers have no intention of paying them, according to the Austr...

Superannuation

ACTU accuses Govt over early release super

The Government has a hatred of superannuation and is encouraging people to take early access to their superannuation simply to protect the Budget bottom line, according t...

Superannuation

Super balances can’t be rebuilt if SG remains frozen

Lifting the superannuation guarantee to 12% is a necessary prerequisite to helping people rebuild their account balances in the wake of early release drawdowns, according...

Financial planning

Tough times ahead as RBA works to protect Australian economy

Managers have praised the Reserve Bank of Australia’s efforts but warned the central bank can ‘only do so much’ to stop the tide of the worldwide economic chaos caused by...

Funds management

AMP Capital questions whether stimulus package is enough

Australia will receive a large $17.6 billion direct stimulus package, which will include a $2.4 billion health package and hospital funding to the states and territories...

Policy & Regulation

Royal Commission progress to be examined

Financial institutions are likely to come under even more scrutiny after the Morrison Government asked the Standing Economics Committee to explore how much progress has b...

Financial planning

Call for deeming rate cuts as interest rate drops

The stagnation of deeming for the last four years is under scrutiny as the Reserve Bank’s second interest rate cut means that some pensioners are now facing a one-third r...

Superannuation

Budget super reforms to go before Senate

The Federal Senate will this week consider the controversial amendment to the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act first proposed by the then-Treasurer Scott Morriso...

Financial planning

VOFF letter added to Coalition’s woes

Victims of Financial Fraud has written to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to remind him how vehemently the party objected to holding a Banking Royal Commission. ...

Superannuation

Govt’s backdown on pension age “a big win”

Key superannuation industry bodies have welcomed the Government’s decision not to proceed with increasing the Age Pension access age to 70 as “a big win for older Austral...