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Government consults on laxing legacy super product rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... account-based income streams in terms of valuation and payments setting, according to an explanatory statement issued by assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones. "Although market-linked income streams have similarities to ...

Cbus' CFMEU board directors exit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... representation from the CFMEU on the Cbus board. However, there is no word yet on who'll step into the vacant positions. Shadow assistant treasurer Luke Howarth told Financial Standard that he welcomed the cleanout of the Cbus board. "The CFMEU officials ...

Local private debt funds' growth potential 'remains strong': Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... managers develop innovative financing solutions that cater to the unique needs of borrowers in specific markets." Preqin assistant vice president and lead author of the report Harsha Narayan said private debt has emerged as an increasingly vital component ...

APRA reprimands Cbus, BUSSQ over governance issues

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
... efforts by governments, regulators, and union organisations to eradicate such criminal behaviour," he added. Shadow assistant treasurer Luke Howarth told Financial Standard that it's positive to see the regulator take action to look closely at the ...

ASFA pushes for tax redistribution to benefit low-income workers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... low-income workers. "... enhancing LISTO offers a powerful widespread impact for people's retirement outcomes," she added. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones told Financial Standard that the government is committed ...

Industry demands action to stop abusers claiming victims' super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
... Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), Super Members Council (SMC), and Women in Super have appealed to assistant treasurer Stephen Jones and other "key ministers" to reform superannuation death benefit laws to ensure family violence ...

Markets melt down over 'premature' recession fears

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... with investors also concerned the Federal Reserve is behind in cutting interest rates. However, Bell Potter research assistant Andrew Ho said the market reaction may be an overreaction. "A renewed bout of volatility hit global markets as recent talk ...

New shadow assistant treasurer's vision for advice, super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
Shadow Assistant Treasurer Luke Howarth has reaffirmed the opposition unreservedly supports Michelle Levy's Quality of Advice Review (QAR) recommendations and wouldn't go back to the drawing board, at an event hosted by the Financial Services ...

AMP product chief jumps to Perpetual

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024
... product head also worked at Asteron Life as a product manager and at Nikko Asset Management in various roles including assistant analyst. Gambale will report to the head of the asset management business Amanda Gillespie. Last week, Perpetual confirmed ...

WAM calls to save in-person AGMs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024
Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones announced this month a review to consider making temporary changes to the Corporations Act to allow hybrid and virtual-only AGMs permanently, a move which Wilson Asset Management chief executive Geoff Wilson said is ...