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Swedish pension giant commits to total decarbonisation

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... follow the MSCI Low Carbon Leaders Index when it was launched. As one of four founders of the Portfolio Decarbonization Coalition (PDC), AP4 has played a leading role in the campaign to get asset owners to reduce the carbon footprint of their investm ...

Nationals senator not giving up on life insurance investigation

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... Australians in the future. I don't think there will be any political games being played." In a statement welcoming the next Coalition government, the Financial Services Council also emphasised the importance of improving the standards of the industry ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... Year-on-year, core machinery orders dropped by 11.7% in May following an 8.2% decline in the previous month. The ruling coalition won by a landslide at the 10 July elections. Of the 121 seats up for grabs in the Upper House, the Liberal Democratic Party ...

Australian elections just gave uncertainty a top up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... before), it wasn't enough to recover the absolute majority it lost in the December 2015 polls and therefore, has to form a coalition with other parties to govern. Uncertainty still reigns in Spain as the formation of a coalition remains in doubt as Forbes ...

NZ Super appoints two board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... Pearce has more than 35 years' experience in the capital markets. He has served as director and chair of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance, the Pacific Pension Institute and the Pension Investment Association of Canada. He was a member of the ...

Financial services given hand to protect seniors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... means test, should it win government - something National Seniors also supports. The taper rate changes announced by the Coalition in 2015, and due to take effect in January 2017, will see retirees with modest savings and a family home receiving a lower ...

Super changes about sustainability: O'Dwyer

KELLY O'DWYER, ASSISTANT TREASURER AND MINISTER FOR SMALL BUSINESS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... phase. Under Labor, earnings above $75,000 on superannuation balances will be subject to 15% tax. In contrast, under the Coalition, earnings in retirement phase accounts will continue to be tax-free. The Turnbull government is committed to making the ...

Budget delivers blow to aged care

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2016
... are part of the Turnbull Government's ongoing commitment to broader aged care reform and support the rollout of the Coalition's recent law change ensuring an older Australian's home care package follows them if they change location - putting consumers ...

Labor supports tax cuts

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... government for blowing out the deficit to three times what it inherited when it came to power three years ago, saying the Coalition had failed to deliver on its mantra. Bowen did support the shift in the 32.5% income tax threshold from $80,000 to $87,000 ...

Drop in regulator staff numbers under coalition

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
There has been a sharp decline in staff numbers at the regulators policing the financial services industry in the Coalition government's three years in office, according to a new report by the Australia Institute. Average Australian Securities and Investments ...