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Budget deficit to balloon to $42.1bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... Australia's productivity problem, Chalmers said the government would be investing more in people to boost "dynamism and competition", including abolishing non-compete clauses for low- and middle-income workers. "We've created a $900 million fund ...

New tax cuts for every Australian 'a complete joke': UNSW

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... said the government will also be using the "powers and penalties" available to energy regulators and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to help ensure "energy companies offer customers cheaper deals." Chalmers, in rolling out what ...

Non-compete, restraint clauses to be outlawed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... million workers are impacted by such clauses, including across industries like childcare and construction. It follows a Competition Review by Treasury that found minimum wage workers were being sued by former employers or threatened with legal action ...

BlackRock rebalance sparks record-high ETF trades on ASX

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... decline. Furthermore, market makers are drawn into the market because they see opportunities for trading. That increases competition and tightens the bid-offer spreads," he said. The same can't be said in the unlisted fund space. "In this market ...

Super fund consolidation to accelerate: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... report highlighted while most super funds share the overarching goal of delivering great retirement outcomes, increased competition means they must clearly articulate their value proposition. It noted that companies with a well-defined value proposition ...

Treasury responds to CHESS replacement inquiry

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... has released its response following the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services report, Competition in clearing and settlement and the ASX CHESS Replacement Project: The CHESS Replacement Project is too important to fail ...

Annuities' capital settings due for change: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
... "These amendments will be a game changer for the industry to provide greater support to Australian retirees - promoting competition and innovation in the lifetime income market, increasing uptake of annuities and driving investment in Australia's ...

ASIC clearing and settlements powers to curb ASX monopoly

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... in a way that facilitates third-party access. The rules mark the first time ASIC exercises its new powers under the Competition in Clearing and Settlement (CiCS) services reforms passed in September 2023 and enlivened by the minister in May 2024.In 2023 ...

UniSuper targets 'missing middle' with new digital advice offering

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... "We're designing this for those that wouldn't ordinarily take up professional advice. And it's not to be in competition; it's more to cooperate and complement the existing services that we see from our in-house team, but also our partnerships ...

Our results were strong: Alexis George

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... Morningstar said AMP's shares remain overvalued, arguing that the market underestimates risks to flows and margins from competition and market volatility, as well as potential cost pressures now that the company has largely addressed past remediation ...