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Gender pay gap should be government priority

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... less initial capital, she said. She is calling for a pre-election commitment from all parties by way of increasing funding for the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, and supporting female angel investor networks. The ASX Corporate Governance Council recently ...

Treasury initiates review post RC

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... recommendation on them in his final Royal Commission report on Monday. "The desirability of predictable and stable funding for the legal assistance sector and financial counselling services is clear and how this may best be delivered is worthy of careful ...

MYEFO: Regulatory funding increases, Budget surplus doubles

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
... and financial services industry," the MYEFO statement said. This is in addition to Budget 2018 announcing further funding for ASIC, APRA and AFCA, which also form part of MYEFO. Elsewhere, the government's spending on aged care is expected to reach ...

Future Fund to manage new drought fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... minister David Littleproud said the fund was a forward-thinking policy that will provide funding on top of existing funding for drought resilience, preparedness and recovery. "We're guaranteeing long-term revenue to build drought resilience," Littleproud ...

Mis-selling super a win for consumers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
... Undertakings can improve consumer outcomes. ASIC has ensured that the banks change their behaviour and consumers win through funding for a special organisation that will advocate for industry reforms to stop this kind of behaviour in the future," he ...

Advice dealer group appoints executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
... execute on a range of excellent acquisitions and growth opportunities. The input of private capital has provided major funding for the Group and we continue to be approached by a number of like-minded and high calibre firms to partner with us," McMurdo ...

Application fees increase for tax advisers

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
Increased funding for the Tax Practitioners Board will be offset by an increase in application fees for tax practitioners, including financial advisers. The Government said it would provide $20.1 million over four years from 2018-19 so as to assist ...

Royal Commission sees increased ASIC, APRA funding

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... of work left in implementing the new framework. As a result, it is asking for the Treasury and ASIC to review the funding for soon-to-be-replaced Superannuation Complaints Tribunal (SCT) so that it's properly funded to manage its caseload. It also thinks ...

What the associations want from Budget 2018

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... magnitude of work left in implementing the new framework. So, it is asking for the Treasury and ASIC to review the funding for soon-to-be-replaced Superannuation Complaints Tribunal ( SCT ) so that it is properly funded to manage its caseload. It also ...

Venture capital firm plants $1.8m seed for Honee

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... expand internationally. Blackbird Ventures, alongside Melbourne and Sydney angel investors, led the $1.8 million seed funding for Honee. The investment comes after Canva, another company with Blackbird Ventures backing, was named a global unicorn when ...