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Chalmers sworn in as treasurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... women and attorney general. Also sworn in today were Richard Marles was deputy prime minister and Penny Wong as foreign affairs minister. Marles has yet to be appointed to a particular portfolio; as deputy leader he is able to choose his remit.

Wayne Swan joins AIST board

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... AustralianSuper executive Sarah Adams. Swan, the chair of Cbus, and Adams, the group executive strategy, reputation & corporate affairs at AustralianSuper, joined the board this month. Swan filled the trustee-elected director casual vacancy left by the ...

Modern Slavery Act needs strengthening: Panel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... get complacent here," Carlsson said. "We don't want Australia to fall behind." Last month, the Department of Home Affairs announced the planned review of the legislation, to see if it was fit for purpose and if enhancements or changes are necessary. ...

Government welcomes ATO family trust guidance

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
... are a legitimate and important way for families, particularly those running small businesses, to manage their financial affairs. This draft guidance replaces the ATO's 2014 guidance, which taxpayers and their advisers have been relying on, concerning ...

Morrison government names new chair of Foreign Investment Review Board

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022
... spent over 30 years of his career in the Australian government, covering senior positions in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Office of National Assessments. In the latter role, Miller was deputy-director general from 2009-2011 and ...

Tax, welfare reform on election agenda

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
... have seen caps applied to the amount of money that people can claim for doing their tax return and managing their tax affairs. Since the day it was announced, CA ANZ has been calling on Labor to ditch the proposed $3000 cap because it would have disincentivised ...

Australia confirms economic sanctions against Russia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
... Russian parliament and military commanders. In a joint statement, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Minister for Foreign Affairs Marissa Payne and Defence Minister Peter Dutton confirmed Australia has also sanctioned 13 Belarusian individuals and entities ...

FSC board adds Challenger chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... Challenger to its board. Nick Hamilton joins colleague Michelle Taylor, Challenger chief executive for people, corporate affairs and strategy, who was nominated to the board last December, together with AMP Australia chief executive Scott Hartley. Prior ...

Proxy advice reforms defeated

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... were unwarranted and did not promote a healthy system of corporate governance." CPA Australia general manager external affairs, policy and advocacy Jane Rennie welcomed the vote and said that the reforms would have resulted in poorer transparency of ...

Synchron appoints compliance lead

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2022
... demands on financial advisers and the vital role they play in helping ordinary Australians take control of their financial affairs," Synchron director Don Trapnell said. Osborne holds Masters' qualifications in both commerce (majoring in financial planning) ...