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Treasury proposes upping supervisory levies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
... boost for APRA. Treasury papers revealed the total funding required under the levies in 2023-24 for all relevant Commonwealth agencies is $263.6 million, up from last year ($259.6 million). The increase stems primarily from a 3.4% lift in APRA levies ...

Treasury hands PwC tax scandal to AFP

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023
... has been escalated. "PwC Australia's former head of international tax, Peter Collins, improperly used confidential Commonwealth information," said Kennedy. "The emails that the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) tabled in Parliament on 2 May 2023 highlighted ...

Review of managed investment schemes kicks off

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... governance, compliance and risk management frameworks for MIS are appropriate. It will also look at interactions between Commonwealth and State laws when regulating real estate investments by schemes, including in relation to the failure of the Sterling ...

Productivity Commission kicks off philanthropy review

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... percentage of taxpayers making donations has fallen. The Productivity Commission will consult broadly, including with Commonwealth, state and territory governments, the philanthropic, not-for-profit and business sectors and the general public. Alex Robson ...

New chief for Queensland Treasury Corp

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... Treasurer in September 2021, having been a Deputy Under Treasurer since May 2020. The hire followed 13 years with the Commonwealth Bank, including four as its managing director for the Americas. He arrived at CBA from an earlier stint at QTC, where he ...

Government progresses social housing measures

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
... Housing Supply and Affordability Council as an independent statutory advisory body. The new body ensures that the Commonwealth receives the best advice to deal with Australia's serious housing challenges, she said. The final bill, Treasury Laws Amendment ...

Future Fund subsidiaries set to receive tax exemption

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
... amendments don't change the net tax paid by the Future Fund board and its subsidiaries or the tax received by the Commonwealth over time. The measure was initially announced in the 2023/23 March Budget and is estimated to have no impact on receipts ...

PwC appoints chief economist for Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... Auster was chief executive of the Infrastructure and Project Financing Agency and a chief adviser for the Commonwealth Treasury. She has also served as the deputy secretary of the Department of Treasury and Finance, executive director of the Australian ...

Data sharing laws updated in response to Optus breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... and safeguards for customers affected by the data breach. Optus will also be able to share identifiers to assist Commonwealth, and state and territory agencies, to detect and assist in preventing fraud. The proposed changes cover all APRA-regulated entities ...

Four investment specialists join Resolution Life

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... management leader. Coleman is an experienced investor with more than 20 years' experience, including previous roles at Commonwealth Bank of Australia in global markets and treasury. Also joining is William Bahramali, who will also take on the role ...