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Australians are unprepared for retirement: Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2023
... than expected. The report noted that major life changes like retirement are challenging but having a sense of control or agency in the decision-making process can lead to a positive emotional experience. Australians who felt completely in control of ...

Apex Group wins fund services mandate

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
... service its global small cap fund. The financial services provider will act as fund administration and handle transfer agency services for the Kayne Anderson Rudnick Global Small Cap Fund. Apex Group said the appointment will help clients to simplify ...

FPA, AFA merger talks continue

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2022
... personal emails surveying their views on a new name for the proposed merged association and we have appointed a branding agency to review responses and develop a proposal for a new name and brand," he said. "It is important that the name of the proposed ...

National gender pay gap stuck at 22.8%: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
... women on average earnt almost $26,600 less than men between 2021 and 2022. Data released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) titled 2021-22 Employer Census revealed progress to close the gap has stalled and remains at 22.8%. Alarmingly, the ...

Expand access to financial services: AUSTRAC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2022
... guidance aims to support people from diverse backgrounds and in challenging circumstances, with the financial intelligence agency acknowledging customer documentation required by financial institutions to prove identity isn't always accessible to ...

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 ...