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Agriculture investment under parliament microscope

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
... practical barriers to superannuation investment in Australia's agricultural sector are now the subject of a Federal Parliament inquiry. The house standing committee on agriculture and water resources will accept submissions to the inquiry as the parliament ...

Age Pension needs national objective: Actuary

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... objective to be set, much the same way an objective for superannuation is currently working its way through Federal Parliament. Other matters Rice considers include: Including the family home in the Means Test at a fixed value of average earnings (threshold ...

Asia Region Funds Passport legislation tabled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
Legislation to implement the Asia Region Funds Passport Bill was tabled in Federal Parliament yesterday but the Financial Services Council said there is still work to be done. Minister for Financial Services and Revenue Kelly O'Dwyer described the initiative ...

ACSI urges investor action on slavery, warns of financial risks

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... support of a Modern Slavery Act in Australia. The statement was intended form part of PRI's submission to the federal parliament Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade. At the time, IFM Investors executive manager Chris Newton ...

Super funds support PRI statement on slavery

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... statement in support of a Modern Slavery Act in Australia. The statement will form part of PRI's submission to the federal parliament Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, which is holding an inquiry into the establishment of ...

Industry funds lead Labor's super inquiry

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... on Superannuation Guarantee non-payment. The inquiry was initiated by Labor last week and established during Federal Parliament's final sitting day for 2016 on Thursday. Shadow Minister for Small Business and Financial Services, Katy Gallagher, said ...

Life insurance reforms to be re-introduced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... legislation pertaining to the Life Insurance Framework (LIF) will be formally re-introduced in early October when Federal Parliament next meets. An exposure draft of the Corporations Amendment (Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements) Regulation 2016 ...

Class launches SMSF benchmark report

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... consecutive quarterly increase. The software provider has weighed in on the superannuation discussion surrounding federal parliament, saying that regardless of changes, SMSFs remain a flexible, cost-effective platform for larger superannuation balances. ...

Financial services given hand to protect seniors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... someone on a full pension. It is reported that pension changes announced in the 2015 budget and rushed through federal parliament will see 325,000 existing pensioners lose all or part of their pension in 2017. National Seniors said the Australian National ...

Former politician joins fintech board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... be former parliamentarian Bernie Ripoll. He stood down from the Shadow Ministry in September 2015, and left federal parliament earlier this month. "Map My Plan is unique in that it provides advice without selling any financial products - it just focuses ...