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Land tax favourable over stamp duty: Survey

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
An annual land tax is a preferable replacement for stamp duty, according to a survey by Finder. Of the 40 experts and economists surveyed by Finder found nine in 10 were in favour of the proposed ditching of stamp duty. In November, the NSW state government ...

Elanor launches new fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2020
... acquire commercial office and healthcare properties. The properties in question are located at 2 Burke Street and 163 Ipswich Road, Wolloongabba in Queensland. The acquisitions are priced at approximately $80.2 million. The properties are occupied, with ...

End of the road for advice qualifications

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
Described as the 'end of an era', the Diploma of Financial Planning and Advanced Diploma of Financial Planning have been removed from the national regulator's register of vocational education and training. On November 3, the Australian Skills ...

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative launches

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
A coalition of more than 80 organisations including banks, insurers, superannuation funds and other stakeholders has released an ambitious list of recommendations to transform Australia's financial system to sustainable outcomes. The Australian Sustainable ...

Insto demand sees digital asset manager launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... criminal insinuations have been largely rooted out and usage and ownership numbers continue to grow. Bitcoin has been intensely road-tested and hugely de-risked. It has proved itself a survivor. Yet the philosophy behind it and its elegant construction ...

Aware Super backs electricity transition

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
Aware Super is voicing its support for the state government's initiative to modernise the electricity system for New South Wales. The NSW government's newly-unveiled Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap aims to transition the state's electricity supply ...

Chief economist update: Lowe taking interest rates lower

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... have been considering what more we can do to support jobs, incomes and businesses in Australia to help build that important road to the recovery". While we've heard all these before, this time is different. In his speech, the governor laid out the ...

Super's role in new $10bn infra spend

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... linked to Infrastructure Australia's pipeline of high priority initiatives, which include a number of state highway and road upgrades and water projects, and which, by the way, have already been vetted for community and economic feasibility," said ...

Super industry cautious on more reform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... rehabilitation," ABA chief executive Anna Bligh said. "This budget has the right focus on creating jobs and will help chart Australia's road to recovery."

Frydenberg bets on infrastructure for recovery

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... infrastructure projects support a further 40,000 jobs." Over the next two years, Frydenberg will allocate $2 billion to the Road Safety Program. "Funding for these shovel ready projects will be provided on a use it or lose it basis. If a state drags ...