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Industry welcomes experience pathway consultation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
... she said. SIAA acknowledged that some stockbrokers and investment advisers put their education on hold when the Labor government was elected in May 2022, considering the minister's election commitment to introduce an experienced pathway. Further, the ...

Spotlight shines brighter on climate reporting: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... future frameworks like the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)," she said. In essence, the Labor government has put forth five key areas for discussion: emissions, disclosure of transition plans and use of carbon offsets; forward ...

Small wins for some pensioners

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
The Labor government has delivered small wins to pensioners in its Budget, but not all will reap the benefits. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has increased pensioners' earnings amount, with the temporary income bank top up to increase from $7800 to $11,800 ...

Budget deficit pressured by debt costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... harder decisions on tax and spending will need to be made. "This will prove an even more severe a test for the Labor government as the Rudd government faced in the wake of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), as this time, splashing the cash will be no ...

Government scraps legacy tax, super measures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... superannuation changes that were announced by the previous government but never legislated have been scrapped by the Labor government. To provide certainty to industry and those that would have been impacted by the measures, the government has reviewed ...

Final Royal Commission reforms to be tabled, YFYS review begins

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... look at the operation of the benchmarks. "I want to make it clear that we support performance measurement. The Labor government is unequivocally on the side of high-performing funds and holding trustees' feet to the fire to ensure that they deliver ...

Government strengthens multinationals tax laws

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
The Labor government is cracking down on multinational enterprises (MNEs) avoiding tax and transparency. Last week, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said it's the government's priority to make sure that multinational corporations pay a fair share of tax where ...

Review of YFYS receives mixed response

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... protecting underperforming super funds and for him signalling the gutting of the best financial interest duty. "The Labor government has no plan and no policy to improve member outcomes," Bragg settled. Nevertheless, Mercer senior partner and actuary ...

The ongoing evolution of super: Scheerlinck

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... be a little brighter and certain, at least from a regulatory perspective, under the Albanese government. The Labor government has made clear its intentions to work with the super sector to boost economic growth, and AIST is on board with this plan, she ...

Stuart Robert named shadow financial services minister

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
... shadow finance minister, and shadow minister for the public service, and shadow special minister for state. "This Labor government has promised the world and must be held to account- for every cent allocated, and especially every tax dollar raised from ...