Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 21 - 30 of 349 results for "Pillar"

Section 899 ditched but companies face tax uncertainties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), local multinationals, however, were lumped with grave uncertainties surrounding the global Pillar 2 tax regime. Australian investors, particularly superannuation funds, lunged into cartwheels upon the exclusion of section ...

Magellan bolsters investment and distribution ranks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
Magellan Asset Management has strengthened both its distribution and investment teams with a string of senior hires, sharpening its adviser focus and deepening its equities and infrastructure bench. Andrew Dowling, who joins next month, will be based ...

Coalition names shadow treasurer, financial services minister

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... superannuation continued to deliver on its promise of providing dignity and financial security in retirement, alongside being a pillar of economic stability..." Likewise, Financial Advice Association of Australia chief executive Sarah Abood congratulated ...

Productivity Commission identifies priority reform areas

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
The Productivity Commission (PC) has identified 15 priority reform areas for further exploration under the five productivity inquiries commissioned by the government. The five productivity inquiries were around creating a dynamic and resilient economy ...

Global economic uncertainty the main priority: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
Freshly re-elected Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the "immediate focus" of the government is tackling global economic uncertainty because of US President Donald Trump's tariffs. Speaking with the ABC after the election win, Chalmers said he is ...

ART promotes high-profile retirement specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
Australian Retirement Trust has promoted its high-profile asset liability management lead to a more senior retirement job. Longstanding executive and renowned retirement specialist Brnic Van Wyk has been elevated to principal of retirement solutions ...

Div 296 must proceed to strengthen 'fairness' in superannuation: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... elements that make our system work: preservation settings, improving equity outcomes, and ensuring the system remains a pillar of national economic stability," Delahunty added. "If adopted, ASFA's recommendations will enable superannuation to continue ...

Productivity problem a long-term trend: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... standards," Robson said. "To that end, the PC is undertaking a program of five inquiries, each focusing on a different pillar related to productivity. We will identify the highest priority reforms under each of the five pillars which will improve Australia's ...

Underinvestment in Southeast Asia a 'big issue' for Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
Speaking at the Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific, former Macquarie Group chief executive Nicholas Moore said Australian investors should be paying more attention to investment opportunities in Southeast Asia. Moore said low awareness of the economic ...

Government to scrap advisers' approved qualifications list

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
The federal government is backtracking on one key financial adviser education requirement by scrapping the list of approved qualifications and proposing to allow any bachelor's degree or higher. Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones this morning announced ...