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Budget 2024: Cost of living relief takes centre stage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... also receive some reprieve with the government providing $1.9 billion over five years to increase maximum rates of Commonwealth Rent Assistance by a further 10%. This builds on the 15% increase in September 2023 and will take maximum rates over 40% higher ...

Budget 2024: Additional $11.3bn promised for housing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... territories to combat homelessness, provide crisis support and build and repair social housing. This includes a doubling of Commonwealth homelessness funding to $400 million every year, matched by states and territories. The new investment builds on ...

Budget 2024: Government heeds industry calls to better support women

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... paying superannuation on government paid parental leave. He reinforced that, if Labor wins the next election the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme will include Superannuation Guarantee contributions from 1 July 2025. "... we are very proud ...

Iress says its GitHub user space was breached

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
... the efficiency and creativity of its software development team by streamlining code creation and review." Meantime, Commonwealth Bank was also among the first in Australia to use GitHub Copilot, with ANZ Bank signing up shortly after. Financial Standard ...

Federal Court rejects two CBA class actions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
The Federal Court shut down two class actions against Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) relating to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF). AUSTRAC alleged as early as 2017 that the bank contravened the Anti-Money Laundering ...

Experts weigh in: Will the RBA hike rates again?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2024
... indicated interest rates had peaked, it said the path to get inflation back into the target range was "uncertain". Commonwealth Bank head of Australian economics Gareth Aird said despite the potentially rocky road ahead, the bank is still anticipating ...

Australian Retirement Trust wraps up AvSuper merger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
... AvSuper chief executive Michael Sykes said at the time. Six months later, AvSuper confirmed it would look to merge with Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC), a process that was reported to be progressing with due diligence and nearing finalisation. ...

HESTA names chief financial officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2024
... relationships with providers, industry associations and regulators. Earlier in her career, she spent six years at the Commonwealth Bank as a healthcare analyst and project manager at Australia's anti-trust regulator. Kelly also sits on the board ...

Rainmaker Information names research head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024
... years. Prior to joining Morningstar in 2018, Ramrakha spent more than a decade as executive manager, research within Commonwealth Bank's wealth management division. He's also previously served as head of technical services for BT Financial Group, worked ...

Mega super fund opens first international office

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... asset Michael Weaver said the fund's team had already met with the David Cameron, secretary of state for foreign, commonwealth and development affairs on his visit to Australia last month to discuss local investment opportunities. ART already has ...
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