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Treasury consults on PwC-linked reforms

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2023
... injected into the TPB, which was included in the October 2022-23 budget. Chalmers said the government also strengthened Commonwealth procurement frameworks. "The four sets of draft legislation released for public consultation today focus on the first ...

Two top Global X executives exit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2023
... Australia and New Zealand as the bank builds out its ETF business. Before Global X, he held senior roles at BlackRock and Commonwealth Bank. Global X said it has "taken the opportunity to refine our attention to the strong investment strategy and research ...

Australian Retirement Trust hunts new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
... Scheme, Alcoa Super, Woolworths and Endeavour Group, and Oracle Super, as well as ongoing mergers with AvSuper and Commonwealth Bank Group Super.

Government consults on superannuation objective laws

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
... future superannuation legislation against this set objective and incorporate compatibility statements in all related Commonwealth bills and regulations. "Legislating an objective of superannuation will provide stability and confidence to policy makers ...

Commonwealth to disclose climate risks in sovereign bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
The Commonwealth of Australia will disclose climate risk in sovereign bonds for the first time following the settlement of a world-first class action lawsuit. The case, filed in 2020 by retail investor Kathleen O'Donnell, was represented pro bono ...

Strategic reset delivers for Count

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... remediation efforts, as at June end $505 million had been offered and $424.5 million had been paid. This is payable by Commonwealth Bank as part of the Count Financial sale agreement, with the timeframe for notification of any further indemnified conduct ...

ART, AvSuper closer to merging

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
... to leave them behind and return to positive territory," the fund said. ART is also in the process of merging with Commonwealth Bank Group Super and Alcoa Super. Commonwealth Bank Group Super, which has some $12.3 billion in AUM and 67,000 members, signed ...

ASFA, Super Consumers Australia revise retirement standards

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
... poverty and financial stress than homeowners, it added. "As we've previously highlighted, public support like Commonwealth rental assistance simply isn't enough for retired renters," SCA said. "Putting more into super generally isn't a realistic ...

Treasury names new ASIC commissioners

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... incumbents Danielle Press, Sean Hughes and Karen Chester wrap up their terms. CHOICE chief executive Alan Kirkland, Commonwealth Bank chief risk officer for institutional bank and markets Simone Constant, and Treasury's first assistant secretary Katherine ...

No question we need more BTR: Mowat

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023
... when we commenced our first development." The project, which was originally built to be used as the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Athletes village, has since been fully let, making UBS the first manager to operate a BTR asset in Australia. "This ...