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Industry bodies respond to QAR recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... the Quality of Advice Review's recommendations would see retirees spending $25 billion extra in retirement by 2060, raising standards of living in retirement and reducing the cost of an aging population to the government," he said. Superannuation ...

Senate Committee rethinks franking credit changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... lower." Bragg lambasted the bill for "destroying" the ability of companies to pay franked dividends following a capital raising activity. "There is no case to abolish dividend imputation because it promotes investment and the payment of corporate tax ...

Cboe launches first ever global listing network

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... network, Abaxx can access key financial markets around the world to gain greater investor exposure, liquidity, and capital-raising opportunities to accelerate their growth." Abaxx president and chief executive Josh Crumb added: "Our upcoming intralisting ...

Risk of recession growing: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... said. "But you'd also have to say the risk of recession in Australia is quite high and the more the Reserve Bank keeps raising interest rates, the bigger that risk becomes." It's been a popular opinion that Australia will likely swerve a national ...

US debt ceiling agreement reached

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... whole budget situation," he said. However, he flagged there are issues associated with the necessary move. "In terms of raising the debt ceiling, part of the negotiation that McCarthy had indicated was they would keep spending level, and this would therefore ...

BlackRock orders staff four days in office

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... policies, putting employees' health at risk. NAB staff were forced to attend the office up to two to three a week, despite raising concerns about Covid-19 safety measures, FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano said. "Westpac staff say they don't know ...

Industry funds' illiquid assets scrutinised

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
The Australian superannuation system allows investors to shift between options and funds daily, raising critical questions about liquidity. Despite requirements under SPG530 - Investment Governance, public disclosure on liquidity stress-testing is relatively ...

Labor strengthens economic equality initiatives

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... and barriers to employment as they navigate the significant costs and responsibilities associated with caring for and raising children, Chalmers assigned $1.9 billion over five years to expand eligibility for Parenting Payment (Single) to include single ...

SEC charges duo over church-based fraud

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... they generated for investors, lied about the companies' assets, failed to disclose the companies' struggles while still raising money, and using that money to his own benefit.

US Federal Reserve hikes interest rates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
... disposition to increase the policy rate," he said. The Federal Reserve hiking rates follows the Reserve Bank of Australia raising the cash rate to 3.85% earlier this week.