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ATO blamed for SG non-payment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... non-payment, the Senate economics references committee said, resulting in the loss of government revenue and increased reliance on the Age Pension. During the five-month long inquiry, the committee found the ATO was reluctant to produce accurate figures ...

Sovereign wealth fund growth steady

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... their own state-backed entities to assist the nation's socio-economic development and diversify exposure away from a reliance on one source," Sy explained. "As such, we may see sovereign wealth funds increasingly become as diversified as other institutional ...

Let me down gently

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
... lending for investment housing - the segment the RBA alluded to in its April monetary policy statement -- "A reduced reliance on interest-only housing loans in the Australian market would also be a positive development." - and the one that APRA targeted ...

Adviser cybercrime insurance launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... with cyber technology. "The biggest risk to an advice business is damage to its brand and reputation due to its high reliance on customer trust. Advisers hold large amounts of third-party data - from personal client information, to how and where they ...

Wages and super should be aligned: Cbus

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2017
... of missing superannuation can be dramatic on individuals and the wider community with lost tax revenue and increased reliance on the age pension. We all lose from unpaid super." Cbus also called for the current loophole that allows salary sacrifice to ...

Livestock finance firm completes bond issue

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... investors have indicated strong appetite. "Including bonds in a company's funding mix increases flexibility and reduces reliance on just one or two sources of capital. With the structures now in place the company also has the opportunity to issue further ...

Capital not enough to prevent failures

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
A lone reliance on capital is an "unwise strategy", according to APRA chair Wayne Byres who said the industry must accept and prepare for failures in the banking industry. Speaking at the Actuaries Institute Banking Conference Byres noted that while ...

Future Fund gains two board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... governance, finance, infrastructure and law, including most recently as commercial manager and deputy chief executive at Reliance Rail. She is currently an executive director at Infrastructure NSW and a member of the advisory boards for North West Rail ...

Australia tanks in global dividend index

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... will look better than Q1, but the outlook is gloomy. It's times like these that demonstrate the risks of such a heavy reliance on one or two sectors. "Thinking globally really helps diversify this risk away, not only from a sector perspective, but from ...

Australia joining global retirement focus: Challenger

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... capital back is highly unlikely," Benari said. "The emphasis on the accumulation phase of superannuation has led to heavy reliance on investing in growth assets, predominantly equities and property. About 48% of super fund asset allocation is to equities ...