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Industry demands action to stop abusers claiming victims' super

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024

... Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), Super Members Council (SMC), and Women in Super have appealed to assistant treasurer Stephen Jones and other "key ministers" to reform superannuation death benefit laws to ensure family violence perpetrators ...

Chalmers 'confident but not complacent' on economic prospects

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has spoken out on the likelihood of Australia falling victim to the impacts of a potential US recession. This comes after global markets sustained a major sell-off, with the ASX losing $102 billion on Monday, after US data revealed ...

New shadow assistant treasurer's vision for advice, super

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024

Shadow Assistant Treasurer Luke Howarth has reaffirmed the opposition unreservedly supports Michelle Levy's Quality of Advice Review (QAR) recommendations and wouldn't go back to the drawing board, at an event hosted by the Financial Services ...

WAM calls to save in-person AGMs

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024

Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones announced this month a review to consider making temporary changes to the Corporations Act to allow hybrid and virtual-only AGMs permanently, a move which Wilson Asset Management chief executive Geoff Wilson said is ...

Government lifts funding to preserve banking in the Pacific

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024

... world. We know these vital services help communities to access foreign currencies and international payment systems," treasurer Jim Chalmers said at the Pacific Banking Forum. "And we also know that without them, large parts of the Pacific risk being ...

First advice reform bill passes parliament

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024

... existing risk-based approach can continue, minimising additional documentation requests to advisers," she said. Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones said the legislation clarifies that Australians can use their superannuation accounts to pay for personal ...

New inspector-general of taxation appointed

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024

... is currently deputy secretary of the NSW Premier's Department, leading the Strategic Implementation Group. Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones said Owen's extensive experience will "strengthen the important role the Office of the Inspector-General of Taxation ...

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024

Treasurer Jim Chalmers said at the Morgan Stanley Australia Summit in Sydney yesterday that a key goal of the Budget was to fight inflation in a way that doesn't damage an already weak economy. "... the primary focus of the Budget was to tackle inflation ...

More businesses fold, unpaid super recovery measure to launch

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2024

... Committee on Corporations and Financial Services inquiry last year. Super has not been included in the entitlements until Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced the recalibration last May, saying the measure will achieve efficiencies of $13 million over four ...

Australian Unity appoints general manager of social infrastructure

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024

... more than 12 years at ANZ in its Global Markets division and five years at Bank Australia as head of impact finance and treasurer. Most recently, he served as chief financial officer at Sentient Impact Group. Australian Unity executive general manager ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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