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Brexit won't impact Australia greatly: Treasurer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... and financial repercussions of Brexit. The Council of Financial Regulators (CFR) presented a report to the federal government earlier this month reflecting the combined views of the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority ...

World first green bond raises $300m

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... arranger, green bond structuring agent and lead manager for TVC on the issue. The bonds are the first state or federal government issued bonds, globally, to receive international climate bond certification. The triple-A rated bond was fully subscribed ...

Industry innovation is not coming from within: Sharp

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016
... stalwart Don Sharp is calling out regulatory challenges faced by Australian fintechs and is encouraging the federal government to take a long-term view on disruptive industry legislation. The comments come at a time when Sharp's Integrated Payment Technologies ...

AVCAL calls to relax foreign investment rules

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... restricting passive investment into non-sensitive parts of the Australian economy. AVCAL is also calling for the federal government to remove regulatory impediments to Australian superannuation funds investing more capital into high-growth Australian ...

Align with super's purpose, not politics

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016
Self-managed superannuation fund investors who are nervous about making decisions because of impending federal government changes to taxation must realign their focus with super's purpose. BT Financial Group head of financial literacy and advocacy ...

DomaCom partners to keep cattle empire in Australian hands

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... DomaCom has managed to raise $75 million from 5,500 investors. "Our target is now only $210 million, and as the Federal Government is clearly concerned about Kidman slipping into foreign ownership, then we firmly believe there is a realistic opportunity ...

Australia joining global retirement focus: Challenger

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... a super system that will shift into guaranteed income streams. He added this shift was also evident in the federal government's mindset around its 2016 Budget. "It is 24 years since the superannuation guarantee was introduced and setting the objective ...

Public sector retirees still seek answers

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
A group representing public sector retirees is waiting on the federal government to release figures about Australians affected by the new 10% cap on defined benefit income that is excluded from the pension income test. The Australian Council of Public ...

Super needs calm after budget shake-up: Vamos

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... Wednesday. At her final ASFA event before leaving the industry body in June, Vamos said unhappiness about the federal government's recent changes to superannuation needed to be put in to a bit of context. "The changes have been made under a clear purpose ...

Retired mothers need financial help

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... general manager brand, marketing and communications, Mary Atley, said the $38 billion fund is calling for the federal government to adopt all recommendations from the recent Senate inquiry into the Economic Security of Women in Retirement. "There's no ...