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Lendlease looks at royal joint venture

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... natural environment and help to create inclusive communities through its activities supporting economic growth and productivity.

Daniel Mulino takes over financial services portfolio

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... our overarching priorities. And I've obviously spoken to Daniel and also Andrew [Leigh, assistant minister for productivity, competition, charities and treasury] about their role in that. They will be an absolutely extraordinary team, and I'm ...

Global economic uncertainty the main priority: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... human capital, competition policy." As for domestic policies, Chalmers said the government is focused on revitalising productivity through the national regime for occupational licensing, changes to non-compete clauses and reviving national competition ...

Labor wins: What super, advice industries want

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... he looks forward to the government delivering a clear and optimistic vision for how it plans to improve business productivity, inspire innovation and deliver a culture-shift that promotes growth through reduced regulatory pressure. "Amid so much global ...

Finchley & Kent adopts Padua Solutions tech suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... through innovative, accessible technology." Advisers will immediately benefit from reduced complexity and enhanced productivity, Padua said. Also commenting, Finchley & Kent's Sam El Shammaa said: "We're thrilled to partner with Padua Solutions, whose ...

Global X China Tech ETF in the works

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... innovation leaders across semiconductors, automation and the AI ecosystem aren't peripheral to that growth, but central to productivity and modernisation. "The dislocation between market perception and sector fundamentals presents an opportunity. Investors ...

Webull launches SMSF account offering

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... particularly those with low balances. ASIC noted a "clear correlation" between SMSF size and member returns, citing a Productivity Commission report that found SMSFs with balances under $500,000 tend to underperform industry and retail funds after expenses ...

Insurance in super remains a mystery to millions of Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... members several hundreds of dollars a year, and more if they're in risky occupations. According to modelling by the Productivity Commission, a low-income, blue-collar worker paying for death, total and permanent disability (TPD), and income protection ...

Productivity problem a long-term trend: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
Australia's productivity continued to stagnate in the December quarter, suggesting that the productivity problem may be part of a long-term trend. The Productivity Commission's (PC) latest quarterly productivity bulletin found labour productivity ...

Chalmers boosts Help to Buy scheme, construction sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... to deliver around 18,000 social and affordable homes. The $54 million announced this evening comes as a scathing Productivity Commission report shows that the housing construction sector is lagging Australia's productivity levels by 49% and is helping ...