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Lack of income stream drags local retirement system: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
Australia's retirement system has received a B+ grade in a study of nearly 50 nations, with the lack of a compulsory retirement income stream being what holds it back. The latest Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index sees Australia placed fifth ...

Crypto exchanges to obey financial services rulebook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2023
The government plans to mandate that crypto exchanges adhere to Australian financial services laws, requiring digital asset platform operators to obtain an AFSL. Treasury's Regulating digital asset platforms' consultation, released today, mandates that ...

The Voice is not at the expense of the economy: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has refuted claims that the government's push to incorporate a Voice to Parliament has come at the expense of the economy. Tomorrow, millions of Australians will hit the polls and decide if a First Nations' Voice to Parliament ...

Investors warned on human rights risk in Israel-Hamas conflict

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... international armed conflict is between two or more states, including where there is a military occupation or invasion of one state by another. A non-international armed conflict - often colloquially referred to as 'civil war'- refers to a situation ...

MaxCap, Australian Unity in social infrastructure partnership

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
The real-estate investment manager has joined forces with Australian Unity and UniLodge to develop $1 billion of new purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) assets across Australia. The social infrastructure strategy is focused on meeting the increasing ...

Link shakes up board, names super industry veteran

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... board member of EISS Super from October 2021 until its merger with Cbus Super in May 2023. He was also a director at First State Super (now Aware Super) for almost a decade and ASSET Super from 1993 to 2010. Lennon is currently a director of Aware Financial ...

I can only apologise: PwC boss

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... public how they are governing themselves and what their outcomes are," she said. "So that is a completely unsatisfactory state of affairs and your response amidst a huge disaster has been minimalist and inadequate and without any teeth." Senator O'Neill ...

Ireland to create new sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... today, our pensioners - and of course future generations," McGrath said. "It will help us to meet the costs of running the State in the future and will make a contribution to the cost of healthcare, pensions, home care and much more." As an example ...

Housing crisis costing Australia $64bn: Aware

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
... apartments, which will include affordable essential worker housing. Stewart said the fund is pleased with the federal and state government's response but said more must be done and called for policy change. "We are absolutely calling for policy changes ...

ASIC bans former risk adviser

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023
Former insurance adviser John Durant has been banned by the regulator for three years after he was found to have told clients to deposit insurance premiums directly into his personal account. Durant is prohibited from providing financial services, controlling ...