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Senate report on YFYS reforms delayed

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... funds await specifics ahead of the proposed July 1 start date. The senate economics legislation committee, chaired by Liberal senator Slade Brockman, was tasked with producing the report on February 18. The due date was set for today, April 22. Senator ...

O'Dwyer joins Barrenjoey

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... non-executive director of Home Consortium and recently joined the board of EQT. She was previously spent nine years as the Liberal member for Higgins. In 2016 she was appointed as minister for revenue and financial services before moving to minister ...

ISA chief economist departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... core interest of financial and macroeconomic modelling of capital markets," Anthony told Financial Standard. Yesterday, Liberal Member of Parliament J ason Falinski accused Industry Super Holdings (ISH) of funding the national broadcaster ABC's chief ...

Kelly O'Dwyer joins EQT board

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... chair the board risk committee and join as a member of the board audit committee. O'Dwyer spent nine years as the Liberal party member for Higgins and was appointed the minister for revenue and financial services in July 2016 during which time the ...

Super for house deposits will push up prices: ASFA

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... superannuation savings to buy property will push up house prices and worsen affordability for low-income earners, says ASFA. Liberal member of parliament Tim Wilson is currently campaigning to let Australians use their superannuation savings to pay for ...

Turnbull calls out Wilson, Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... wrong". Speaking with Industry Super Australia chair Greg Combet, Turnbull said whilst he has the upmost respect for his Liberal party colleagues, the suggestion to pull money from super to enter the housing market is ridiculous. "The proposition that ...

Senator calls for super funds to stop shorting

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2021
... super funds should not be able to take short positions or participate in securities lending to short sellers. Queensland Liberal National Party Senator Gerard Rennick delivered an impassioned speech during the Senate debate on the passing of the Treasury ...

Big super locking Aussies out of homes: Wilson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
Industry Super Australia says recent comments by Liberal MP Tim Wilson that "big super" is locking young Aussies out of the housing market are "scary". Wilson said the fact that first home buyers are unable to access their retirement savings to go towards ...

Workers being offered nothing: Keating

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
... swipe at one of the most vocal critics of the legislated SG rise - Grattan Institute. "I'm very surprised that the Liberal party have locked onto the left-wing views of John Daly and Brendan Coates at the Grattan Institute," he said. He argued that ...

Future Super, Verve accused of misleading members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... misleading consumers who are unlikely to understand the funds' relationship to Diversa Trustees. During questioning, Liberal MP and committee chair Tim Wilson questioned Future Super and Verve on the funds' allocations to BetaShares ETFs. "It ...