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NSW government pins fintech job hopes to H2 Ventures

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... provide funding for early and growth stage fintech start-ups. The venture was officially launched by Treasurer Scott Morrison and has the backing of financial industry heavyweights including Link Group chairman Michael Carapiet, Perpetual Guardian founder ...

Government shelves ASIC register sale

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... National Union of Workers, Australian Services Union, Caritas Australia and GetUp! - sent a joint letter to Treasurer Scott Morrison suggesting privatising the registry would lead to a "private monopoly." The letter added: "This would adversely affect ...

Top 10 superannuation stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... superannuation to drop the $500,000 lifetime non-concessional cap and alter several other policies. In September Treasurer Scott Morrison said the government will replace the $500,000 proposal with a new measure to reduce the existing annual non-concessional ...

MYEFO: Surplus of promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
Beam me up Scotty! That's the underlying message from Australian Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison's Budget update where the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) report showed the budget deficit beamed up by a cumulative A$10.3 billion over the ...

Super tax receipts to reach $8bn: MYEFO

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... Economic and Fiscal Outlook, which confirms the Budget is still projected to return to surplus in 2020-21. Treasurer Scott Morrison said in helping the path to surplus the new Turnbull Government had already implemented Budget repair measures exceeding ...

RBA hires Women's Leadership Institute chair

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... national president of the Property Council of Australia. Congratulating Schwartz on her new role at the RBA, Treasurer Scott Morrison said: "I am pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Carol Schwartz AM to the Reserve Bank Board as a part-time member ...

AustralianSuper, IFM Investors buy Ausgrid in five weeks

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... for IFM Investors confirmed the consortium began preparing its unsolicited proposal the moment Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison knocked back a foreign investment bid on August 19. Both IFM Investors and AustralianSuper have paid $16.2 billion for a 50.4% ...

Super reforms finalised by year's end

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
Treasurer Scott Morrison is adamant the government's wave of superannuation reforms will be introduced to parliament by the end of 2016. Morrison released the third tranche of reforms on Friday and said the legislative amendments better target superannuation ...

Aussie government bond flaunts confidence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... Australian government's 30-year bond demonstrates both foreign and domestic confidence in the country. Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison said the bond raised $7.6 billion from investors and the historic issue attracted bids totalling almost double that ...

Industry heavyweights back listed venture fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... H2Ocean, the latest brainchild of H2 Ventures founders Ben and Toby Heap, was officially launched by Treasurer Scott Morrison and now the IPO has the backing of financial industry heavyweights including Link Group chairman Michael Carapiet, Perpetual ...