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Taxes and housing dominate election race

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... severely and irreversibly impacted," Hall said. "LMI insurers have played an important role in the stability of the financial sector and the economy for 60 years and any policy that may eliminate this needs to be considered very carefully."

Government plans to develop 'fit for purpose' digital asset regime

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
... and competitive economy, noting that digital assets and blockchain present "big opportunities" for Australia's financial sector, payments systems, and capital markets. "We want to seize these opportunities and encourage innovation at the same time as ...

New impact fund backs marginalised female entrepreneurs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
... Return head of Asia and impact investments Diana Tjoeng said the new fund will address the gender bias in the financial sector and its engagement with small businesses. "Small businesses in the Asia Pacific form the backbone of developing economies and ...

AI's big moment? Not this year, says Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) isn't expected to see its big breakthrough this year. Nevertheless, expectations for returns on capital are at their highest since the pandemic, according to Fidelity International's 2025 analyst survey. AI is expected to ...

Super's operational infrastructure 'not quite right'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... likely root cause is that super is transitioning (quickly) from something of a cottage industry into a major financial sector but is struggling with legacy systems and processes. "We were struck by the almost universal agreement that there were problems ...

Depreciating Aussie dollar could prove opportunistic

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... example of this is the bidding war over Insignia Financial." Griffin is also bullish on the smaller end of the financial sector, especially those tied to the US market. "Any easing of inflation and interest rate cuts should bolster consumer demand for ...

New tool will streamline regulation: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
The government has released a new tool with the aim to streamline and coordinate regulation in the financial sector. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the tool will help build a more competitive, dynamic and productive economy. "We want to make it simpler ...

Treasury reappoints 24 members to FSCP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
... ensure that key sectors of our economy are regulated effectively," Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones said. The Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response - Better Advice) Act 2021 established the FSCP within the Australian Securities and ...

InvestSense marks 10th birthday

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... include the non-bank credit boom, the development of China and Asia more broadly, and the highly leveraged US financial sector and the likely monetary response. "At InvestSense, we believe that empowering advisers with the right tools and support makes ...

TWC launches Global Wealth Creators Fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
TWC Investment Management has launched the Select Global Wealth Creators Fund (SGWC), offering access to high-quality companies to wholesale and institutional investors. The actively managed fund aims to deliver annual returns of 3-4% above the MSCI ...