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Treasurer responds to dour inflation, growth

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has addressed Australia's confronting inflation numbers and the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) substantial global growth downgrades at a Canberra press conference. Unsurprised to see inflation north of 6%, Chalmers ...

Wayne Byres to stand down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
... Byres has made a significant contribution to the Australian financial system and the global framework for prudential regulation. "His leadership and expertise has positioned the Commonwealth to respond well to some of the greatest challenges in Australia's ...

Net zero commitments in ASX200 companies doubles

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
... the ASX100. "With no national price on carbon, this result is significant, demonstrating that global movements and regulation around carbon make it increasingly important for companies to price carbon into their decision making," ACSI said. It added ...

Foreign investment fees to double

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
Foreign investors will pay an additional $455 million in Foreign Investment Review Board fees over the next four years under new regulations. Seeing through an election promise, Treasurer Jim Chalmers is doubling fees for offshore investors from July ...

Draft changes to super disclosure rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
... response to the announcement, Senator Andrew Bragg said: "The minister for industry super Stephen Jones released draft regulation to hide super fund political donations and their payments to unions." "He may as well swear allegiance to the unions and ...

Celsius latest casualty in crypto crash

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... Arrows Capital, a crypto hedge fund that was ordered to liquidate on June 27. The recent chaos just further fuels the regulation debate that looms over the "wild west" that is crypto. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) says it supports ...

Review of YFYS receives mixed response

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
The government's Treasury review into the operation of the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) laws and MySuper performance tests has had a mixed reception. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said the government is ...

Australian investor confidence plummets: CA ANZ

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
... they believe in the technology. Older investors are spooked by crypto's volatility and they perceive a lack of regulation and transparency." "In a sense both are right - blockchain has enormous potential to revolutionise integrity and transparency ...

MSCI launches emissions measuring tool

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... insurance, and investments. MSCI global head of ESG and climate Eric Moen said the introduction of climate-related regulation paired with stakeholder demands are putting greater scrutiny on financial institutions to measure climate risk across their ...

AMP wants life insurance caps raised, fees lowered

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
... reflects the increased costs for owning and operating a financial planning business. "The impact of increased and complex regulation has increased the input costs of businesses. These costs include additional staff to deal with increased requirements ...