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Chalmers boosts Help to Buy scheme, construction sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... construction" to build homes faster. "The government is continuing to work with states and territories on the National Planning Reform Blueprint to build homes faster," he said. For renters, Chalmers will increase maximum rates of Commonwealth Rent Assistance ...

Roads, railways, NBN winners in Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... the Curtis Road Level Crossing Removal in South Australia and $20 million will go to the Monaro Highway Upgrade Stage 2 planning works in the Australian Capital Territory. Meanwhile, NBN Co. will be bolstered by an additional equity investment of up ...

DBFO reforms package 'pretty disappointing': FAAA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... impose any obligation on superannuation trustees to provide advice on key areas of retirement to consumers, like, estate planning, aged care, and the Age Pension, including the Home Equity Access Scheme. She noted that funds have little commercial incentive ...

My Dealer Services partners to enhance adviser education

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... technical reference and guides across superannuation, tax, self-managed super funds, aged care, social security and estate planning. Members will also benefit from resources to CFS FirstTech podcast, webinars, monthly bulletins and fact sheets. The enhancement ...

Australians 'overwhelmed' by retirement: Aware

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
... part- or full-time, with around a quarter doing so for financial reasons. Aware Super chief executive Deanne Stewart said planning for retirement and entering the next phase can feel overwhelming and confusing for many Australians. "What the State of ...

Tranche 2 of DBFO dumps SOAs, enables 'nudges'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... advice where it relates to the purchase or disposal of non-super assets or other financial products, holistic financial planning, and estate and tax planning advice. Finally, funds will be able to send targeted prompts to members - or 'nudge' ...

Tranche 2 is coming before the election: Jones

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones has confirmed Tranche 2 off the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes reforms will be released before the upcoming election. Speaking to Financial Standard, Jones said Tranche 2 has ...

ASIC freezes assets Shield, First Guardian marketer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
ASIC has frozen the assets of Rashid Alshakshir, who facilitated leads to the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund, as it investigates his links with property fund manager and developer Paul Chiodo. Alshakshir has ties to the funds, according ...

Aussie instos on the hunt for niche opportunities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... findings from the EQuilibrium survey signalled an increased interest in private markets among Australian investors with 75% planning to increase their private markets allocations over the next five years, compared with 66% of investors globally. "Private ...

Falcon Capital, First Guardian Master Fund set for liquidation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... including First Guardian. Venture Egg is an authorised representative of Sequoia Financial Group's InterPrac Financial Planning. Osama Saad, the director of defunct firms Aus Super Compare and Atlas Marketing, also had his assets frozen for his connection ...