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Chalmers unveils Economic Reform Roundtable agenda

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2025

... August 19 to 21 the government will hold the Economic Reform Roundtable to seek views on how to address productivity and Budget sustainability in Australia. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has set out the three-day agenda which will focus on resilience, productivity ...

Return to office mandates to harm firms, careers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025

... Rather than being an unintended outcome, attrition can sometimes align with business objectives. When companies are facing budget constraints or looking to optimise their workforce size, employee departures may be viewed as one way to address financial ...

Productivity Commission recommends corporate tax cut

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025

... Commission (PC) proposal suggests slashing Australia's company tax rate would boost GDP by $14 billion with no net cost to the Budget over the medium term. Draft recommendations in its interim report, Creating a more dynamic and resilient economy, would ...

'We're proceeding' with Div 296: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025

... leaders from different sectors of the economy will gather to discuss how to lift productivity, economic resilience and budget sustainability. Independent MP Allegra Spender held her own roundtable last week discussing the need for tax reform. Spender ...

Treasury opens consult on non-compete reforms

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025

... opened its consultation into reforms to ban non-compete clause after the measure was introduced into the 2025-26 Federal Budget. The consultation has asked for feedback on policy details to ban non-compete clauses for low- and middle-income workers ...

McKell Institute calls for CGT 'circuit breaker'

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025

... dwellings. Our modelling shows that with a couple of simple tweaks the government could stimulate supply without affecting the budget bottom line." Report co-author Richard Holden added that the "hard reality is Australia just isn't going to hit ...

Prime Value expands microcap fund

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025

... Program (BIIP), which comprised three major visa streams that provided a pathway to residency in Australia in the 2024-25 Budget, including the SIV. Prime Value Microcap Fund portfolio managers Richard Ivers and Mike Younger said underperformance in ...

ASIC funding levy to charge advisers $46.2m

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025

The financial advice sector can expect to contribute $46.2 million to ASIC's industry funding levy for the 2025 financial year, new estimates show. ASIC's Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) report shows that advisers who provide personal ...

Chalmers opens economic reform consultation

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025

... important role in helping to shape our national reform priorities to boost productivity, strengthen our resilience and improve budget sustainability," Chalmers said. "More invitations will be issued in tranches and in due course, as the agenda takes ...

Chalmers champions productivity, urges tax reform

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has cast productivity as the government's chief priority, with budget sustainability and resilience also among its key focuses but made the case that sensible progress can't be made without proper consideration of more tax reform ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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