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Government acts on income streams review

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
Going some way to form the federal government's superannuation budget agenda last night was Treasury's release of the Retirement Income Streams Review. Based on the review's seven recommendations the government has decided to remove tax barriers to ...

Down, down prices are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
... so for the Reserve Bank of Australia. Cast your minds a month and a bit back. On 22 March, SBS reported that, "The US Treasury has aired a complaint that the Reserve Bank of Australia's discussion of the Australian dollar could be out of line". "The ...

Challenger annuities march on

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2016
... executive officer Brian Benari said. "During the quarter there was significant progress on the regulatory reform agenda. Treasury is currently setting the objective of superannuation. This is critical to prepare Australia for one of the great social ...

Government boosts ASIC with $127m package

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2016
... improve ASIC's data and surveillance facilities and "modernise" its data management systems; $9.2 million for ASIC and the Treasury to implement "appropriate law and regulatory reform"; and $57 million to enhance specific surveillance of the financial ...

Mercer Sentinel advising TCorp on custody

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
The New South Wales government has confirmed that Mercer Sentinel is advising NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp) on its custodial arrangements. NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian said in a short statement yesterday that the government has engaged a number ...

Pre-retirees understand super's objective

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2016
... to provide income in retirement to substitute or supplement the Age Pension. Recently several groups have submitted to Treasury on what they believe should be the objective of super as defined by legislation.

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... government debt has increased more than 600% since this time. The Australian government bond portfolio is 91% comprised of Treasury bonds and 7% comprised of indexed bonds. The overwhelming proportion of this debt is denominated is USD - which means ...

Super's objective needs to get personal

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... believes it should be more meaningful to working Australians. Workplace Super Specialists Australia (WSSA) has submitted to Treasury that the primary objective of super should be to "support working Australians in providing an income sufficient to maintain ...

Super funds promote affordable housing ideas

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... put forward several financing models directed at addressing Australia's supply of affordable housing. In response to Treasury establishing an Affordable Housing Working Group, both industry super funds and banks have generally called on the federal government ...

Actuaries call for objectives across retirement system

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... and complementary objectives for the Age Pension and the mandatory superannuation guarantee. Releasing its submission Treasury on super's objective, the institute believes there should be comprehensive guidelines for an equitable and flexible system ...