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No more changes to risk commissions: ClearView

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
... large institutions and their industry bodies," ClearView managing director Simon Swanson said. ClearView is calling on Treasury to avoid tinkering with commission rates to ensure accessibility and affordability. "Consumers should be able to choose how ...

S&P launches agribusiness Index

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2022
... sub-industries such as brewers, packaged foods and meat, paper products and the like. The AgBiz Index follows the S&P/ASX Australian Indices Methodology. While it doesn't have a set number of constituents, eligibility for the index includes minimum float-adjusted ...

Calls for Indigenous super beneficiary changes renewed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2022
... steps to address them. In 2019, the AIST recommended Treasury modify the definition of a dependent to reflect First Australian kinship structures which differ from the concept of 'dependent' arrangements of other Australians. The AIST made this recommendation ...

Industry groups welcome Labor government

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... insurance premiums. The ICA's proposed $2 billion, five-year investment is projected to reduce financial costs to Australian governments and households by more than $19 billion by 2050. ICA chief executive Andrew Hall said: "The Insurance Council ...

Chalmers sworn in as treasurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... of Australia said: "Chalmers is well placed, given his experience, to steer superannuation policy and ensure as many Australian as possible can retire with dignity." Following the election result, minister for financial services, superannuation and the ...

Yellen forebodes stagflation risks

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2022
... conviction, global inflation levels have become calamitous. Yesterday, UK inflation hit a 40-year high of 9%. Likewise, the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed that Australia recently recorded a 5.1% inflation rate, the highest level seen in 20 years. ...

Tax Practitioners Board adds two new members

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
... executive positions within the accounting profession for more than 15 years. Prior to working with the IPA, Conway was an Australian government treasury ministry chief of staff and senior advisor. He also currently serves as adjunct professor at Deakin ...

Super should help secure home loans: Inquiry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... retirement savings?" Another key recommendation from the report that has the potential to involve super funds would see Treasury formulate partnerships with the private sector to deliver discount-to-market rent-to-own affordable housing. "This will diversify ...

PIMCO preps long-awaited LIT launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... are Adam Bowe, Giang Bui, and Jing Yang. Mead said the business is pleased to be launching this unique offering to Australian investors at a time when the need for income is strong. "PMX will represent PIMCO's best income-generating investment ideas ...

Biden signs executive order on digital assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... Treasury is actively working to get policy settings in place to foster innovation in the digital asset space in the Australian market.