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Trump taps Kevin Warsh as new Fed chair

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... of Justice served the Fed with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment over testimony Powell gave at the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025. The testimony was related, in part, to a multi-year project to renovate historic Federal Reserve ...

Fed leaves rates on hold as Powell issues message to Trump

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... the Fed with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment over testimony Fed chair Jerome Powell gave at the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025. The testimony was related, in part, to a multi-year project to renovate historic Federal Reserve ...

Shadow Minister for Financial Services Pat Conaghan resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... Party colleagues regarding the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026 in the Senate." Conaghan spent much of his time as Shadow Minister for Financial Services speaking out against the Shield and First Guardian ...

Replace capital gains discount with income averaging: e61

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
In a submission to the Senate Select Committee, e61 Institute suggested replacing the capital gains discount with a fairer approach, under which individuals can spread gains over time rather than being taxed in a single year. e61 said the discount distorts ...

Bullock in 'full solidarity' with Powell

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... of Justice served the Fed with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment over testimony Powell gave at the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025. The testimony was related, in part, to a multi-year project to renovate historic Federal Reserve ...

Chalmers globetrots to sell minerals for foreign investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... change of presidency," Albanese said. "Kevin Rudd developed relationships across the board, across Congress, across the Senate, across Democrat and Republican Members, and of course as well across civil society and across officials." US President Donald ...

Trump 'playing with fire' over Fed indictment threat

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... Reserve (Fed) with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment over testimony Fed chair Jerome Powell gave at the Senate Banking Committee in June 2025. The testimony was related, in part, to a multi-year project to renovate historic Federal ...

SMEs prepare for Payday Super cashflow crunch

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... a liquidity mismatch, which is a huge challenge for any business." Payday Super reforms were successfully passed by the Senate in November and were largely welcomed by the superannuation industry. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the reforms will help stop ...

Most read in 2025: Superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... failures recorded in the year prior. 'Less revenue for us': AustralianSuper on closing multiple accounts Fronting the Senate Economics Committee in February, ASIC confirmed internal communications between staff at AustralianSuper played a significant ...

Chalmers accused of sitting on advice for MIS reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
Questions have been raised in the Senate Economics Legislation Committee over whether Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been sitting on advice for reforms related to the regulation of managed investment schemes. Senator for NSW Dave Sharma asked the Department ...