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Infrastructure receives $75 billion boost

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
The Federal Government is looking to the private sector to help deliver "more innovative ways" to boost infrastructure funding. Delivering the 2017 Federal Budget, Treasurer Scott Morrison said the Government is expanding into equity and debt financing ...

Government pushes ahead with new ASIC funding model

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
The Federal Government has released its exposure draft legislation for ASIC's new industry-funded cost recovery model. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said the model represents "the next step in meeting the Government's commitment ...

Pre-retirees robbing Peter to pay Paul: REST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... Birmingham announced last night that students will face higher university fees from January next year as part of the Federal Government's overhaul of the higher education sector. Under the proposed changes, student fees will rise 7.5% by 2021, meaning ...

Australia can benefit from Brexit and Trump

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... greater investment in these markets and assistance to smooth risks and barriers." The report recommends that the Federal Government works toward better articulating the economic benefits of outbound investment, as it can provide Australian companies ...

Human rights considerations are good for investors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... against human rights commitments and any challenges encountered. The report follows an announcement from the Federal Government in February that it will initiate an inquiry into whether Australia should introduce legislation akin to the UK Modern Slavery ...

CBA spearheads push for quantum computing

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... dramatically speed up common computing operations. In order to build the simulator, CBA partnered with Telstra and the Federal Government and invested $15 million into UNSW Australia's Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology. ...

ABA committing to industry reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... greater help to customers experiencing or at risk of financial difficulty. "There is also a number of related Federal Government reviews underway which we need to take into account before we can finalise our work on some of the recommendations," she ...

FPA pushes tax deductible incentives

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... and costs associated with the initial preparation of a financial plan. In its pre-budget submission to the Federal Government, the FPA says ongoing management or annual retainer fees should be tax deductible. Service fees for the preparation of an initial ...

Housing affordability threatens super's future

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
Australia's declining home ownership rate has become so serious that it is imposing a significant threat to the adequacy of Australia's retirement income system, according to a new report. If the trend continues retirees will be increasingly forced ...

Future retirement products aided by tax exclusions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2017
The Federal Government's latest development of regulation for new retirement income streams is now open for public consultation. Adding to the existing draft legislation, the government has proposed that superannuation funds and insurance companies ...