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QIC names next chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... Rampa. "I immensely thank our shareholding ministers - the premier of Queensland and the deputy premier, treasurer and minister for trade and investment, my fellow board members, and the QIC team, for their support and contributions while I have been ...

New chair for NZ Super Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... we are working for. That is a responsibility we take very seriously," Williamson said. Meantime, New Zealand finance minister Nicola Willis said of Drayton: "During her time as chair, the NZ Super Fund continued to outperform its long-term investment ...

Super tax is a 'wealth tax': Taylor

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... for a farmer or a small business owner than a public servant, a judge, a politician, including, might I say, the prime minister himself and the secretary of treasury," Taylor said. "For those lucky enough to have a defined benefit scheme, they will enjoy ...

New life insurance regulations rolled out

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones has issued life insurance regulations that aim to modernise the legislative framework. The Life Insurance Regulations 2024 establishes a threshold for annuities, dictating that the ...

Aware Super, ART hire member service heads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... he added. These appointments come as super funds brace for heightened scrutiny on customer service. Financial services minister Stephen Jones has called customer service unresponsive, slow and not member-focused. Complaints are mounting. Most funds are ...

Greg Combet to succeed Peter Costello as Future Fund chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... roles in Australia's most important economic and financial institutions," Chalmers said. Chalmers added that he and minister for finance Katy Gallagher dedicated considerable time, thought, and consultation in procuring an optimal blend of skills ...

Albanese set to overhaul Stage 3 tax cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will amend the Stage 3 income tax cuts package, flagging that everyone is set to benefit from the changes. Albanese told radio station 2GB that all taxpayers will receive a tax cut. However, those earning over $180,000 ...

Government proposes framework for clearing and settlement services regulation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... the integrity and stability of the financial system, and the competitive landscape of CS services. It mandates that the minister must consult and consider advice from financial regulators including ASIC, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ...

Government reports improved fiscal outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... savings, leading to a cumulative improvement of $211.4 billion in the underlying cash balance over the next five years. Minister for finance Katy Gallagher noted the government's fiscal strategy, which has prioritised spending restraint and capitalising ...

CSLR chief executive named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... more broadly, the financial services industry." The board still requires an independent chair to be appointed by the Minister, and a director with actuarial experience appointed by the board.