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Government to boost paid parental leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2022
The federal government plans to extend the Commonwealth paid parental leave scheme to six months come 2026. Over the weekend, prime minister Anthony Albanese said the government's October 25 Budget will introduce reforms to improve the systems' flexibility ...

Piecemeal super taxes won't fix budget deficit: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
... Financial Services Council (FSC) research shows that proposed increases to super taxes will not deliver a sustainable Federal Budget position. The FSC engaged DeltaPearl Partners to perform economic modelling of six possible measures adjusting the current ...

FPA seeks broader scope for CSLR

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
In its pre-budget submission, the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has called on the federal government to broaden its proposed compensation scheme of last resort (CSLR) and to extend the ASIC levy freeze for advisers for another year. ...

Data sharing laws updated in response to Optus breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... are believed to have had 100 points of identification released online. Just yesterday a man was charged by Australian Federal Police for attempting to blackmail more than 90 people who had their information exposed, claiming he would commit financial ...

KPMG proposes tax offset, reform to boost gender equality

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
... for employers to do so, unless they can successfully navigate a lengthy process. "We would encourage the new federal government to look again at this." In addition to the proposals for a CARITO and an amendment of the Sex Discrimination Act, KPMG reiterated ...

Financial literacy in Australia drops by almost 10%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... 61.69% of the five financial literacy questions. The data suggests an almost 10% drop in financial literacy since the federal government's 2021 Australian Financial Capability Survey reported that 68% of respondents were financially literate. The ...

A sensible roadmap: Industry responds to QAR paper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... the Joint Associations Working Group also welcomed the paper's publication. "This Proposal Paper demonstrates the federal government's ongoing commitment to an independent review aimed at identifying suitable ways to improve access to quality ...

CEFC invests in Macquarie cattle station fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
The federal government's Clean Energy Finance Corporation has committed $75 million to Macquarie-owned Paraway Pastrol, as the farming giant aims to cut its methane emissions. The investment, made via the Macquarie Pastoral Fund, will see Paraway reduce ...

QIC braces against recession risks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
... movements in financial markets is never easy, and no one has a crystal ball. We used to be in an environment where the US Federal Reserve was incredibly supportive of risk assets, she notes. "The Fed had inflation under control and was seeking to stimulate ...

US Senate passes $1tn Inflation Reduction Act

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... drug prices and extends the Affordable Care Act program for three years. On the groundbreaking package, Ceres director of federal policy Zach Friedman commented: "The US Senate has put the nation on the cusp of achieving the most ambitious federal climate ...