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Criminal attacks, human error drive data breaches

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
... took more than 30 days. Interestingly, the most reports came in from the health services sector and the Australian government, with the OAIC saying the public sector significantly lags the private sector when it comes to identifying and notifying breaches. ...

Chalmers lays down the law on super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is remaining steadfast that the Labor government will legislate the 30% tax rate on superannuation balances over $3 million. "We've made that clear that we haven't changed our policy. We announced that policy more than ...

Former Qualitas duo launch funds management shop

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... housing pipeline faces mounting pressure from a population surge of about 135,000 (2.5%) in the year to March 2024. Government forecasts project a need for nearly one million additional dwellings by 2046. In response to construction firm collapses, Poinsettia ...

US, China trade truce 'welcome' news for Australia: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... particular, and so we want to see these trade tensions de-escalated permanently, not temporarily." Chalmers said the government is continuing to analyse, monitor and engage with its counterparts to ensure Australia is well-positioned to shield itself ...

Daniel Mulino takes over financial services portfolio

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... Financial Outcomes legislation. "These are priorities that our members are keen to see addressed quickly by the federal government," she said. "It is critical that we build a healthy and sustainable financial advice community in Australia to help more ...

Labor vs Liberal: Which government is better for Australian stocks?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... market performance under governments of different political persuasions has been similar. Malcolm Fraser's Liberal government (1975 to 1983) delivered annualised returns of 5.7%. Under Labor's Bob Hawke and Paul Keating (1983 to 1996), the index returned ...

Reducing super tax cap to $2m 'a concern': FAAA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... Burgess agreeing that the complexity behind the DBFO reforms undermines the core policy objectives. The SMSFA urged the government to reconsider key aspects of its proposed financial advice reforms, cautioning that consulting on key reforms in isolation ...

Industry bodies call for delay to Payday Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... collective of industry bodies, including Chartered Accountants ANZ and the Financial Advice Association Australia, want the government to push the implementation of Payday Super to July 2028. In a joint submission to Treasury, eight industry lobby groups ...

BlackRock takes stake in Generation Life parent company

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
BlackRock will acquire a minority stake in Generation Development Group (ASX: GDG), forming a strategic partnership with its retirement income subsidiary Generation Life to "set a new standard for managing longevity and sequencing risk." Joint working ...

FAAA calls for stronger consumer protections in advice reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... Treasury on the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) Tranche 2 Part A draft legislation. The FAAA supports the government's goal of increasing access to financial advice, however, stressed that retirement planning advice involves diverse client ...