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Hopes for action at "implementation" COP27

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
... concrete ways to reach net zero in line with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) or International Energy Agency (IEA) net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions modelled pathways that limit warming to 1.5°C with no or limited overshoot," ...

Government enshrines new rule for Aussie Bitcoin owners

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... year. Of note, the exclusion doesn't apply to digital currencies issued by, or under the authority of, a government agency, which continues to be taxed as a foreign currency. As previously reported by Financial Standard, the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Federal Budget is challenging: Economist

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... provided to extend the Disability Employment Services program for two years. Funding for the National Disability Insurance Agency has also increased by $385 million in 2023-24 and 380 additional staff will cost close to $160 million. Fraud and non-compliance ...

Plans afoot to narrow gender pay gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... Nations women, culturally diverse women, and women living with disabilities is accounted for, the Workplace Gender Equality Agency will begin collecting pay gap data specific to them from 2023. This was an outcome of the Jobs and Skills Summit earlier ...

PwC appoints chief economist for Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... economy and our wider society." Before joining PwC, Auster was chief executive of the Infrastructure and Project Financing Agency and a chief adviser for the Commonwealth Treasury. She has also served as the deputy secretary of the Department of Treasury ...

SVG invests in Australian agtech

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... partner with La Trobe University's Australian Food Innovation Centre (AFIC). After years of support for SVG, Austrade's agency's advice and support was pivotal in SVG choosing Melbourne as the location for its THRIVE platform, SVG said. Austrade is also ...

BlackRock, Coinbase partner on crypto offering

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
... platform built specifically for institutions. It supports the entire transaction lifecycle including advanced multi-venue agency trade execution for 200 assets, custody for more than 300 assets, prime financing, staking and staking infrastructure, data ...

VanEck hires five to team

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... worked as a senior investment operations analyst. Elsewhere, Napoli has joined from SBS News, and McCormick from a content agency. The sales team has also been bolstered by the addition of Grace Edwards from Oakleigh Financial. VanEck chief executive ...

CPI rises, IMF lowers global outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... This reflects high freight costs, supply constraints, and prolonged strong demand, according to the ABS. The statistical agency added that price rises were also driven by a continuance of high levels of building construction activity combined with ongoing ...

Future Fund appoints alternatives, credit heads

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
... internal appointments," he said. "I am confident that Tammi and James will add great value to the investment team and the agency in these leadership positions." As a result of the investment team's restructuring its previous head of debt Craig Dandurand ...