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Floods, fires, plagues catered to in Budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... forecast. For major disasters, the government also has the ability to approve payments to individuals under the Social Security Act 1991. Separately, the government maintains an Emergency Response Fund (ERF), but it is only able to draw $200 million ...

Government flags $17.9bn infrastructure spend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... thousands of direct and indirect jobs across Australia over the construction life of these projects, providing certainty and security for businesses and communities across the country." Treasurer Josh Frydenberg added: "With the unemployment rate already ...

Key Budget measure won't help economy: Academic

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
... will be tempted to pocket some of the cut," De Mello said. "The budget should be about addressing our long-term energy security and not just splurging taxpayer dollars chasing a few votes. "I would like to see the Treasurer giving real power to the Australian ...

WTW adds cybersecurity consultant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... WTW as cybersecurity consultant, bringing more than 30 years' experience in financial services, logistics and managed security services technology. He was previously associate director of information security at Queensland University of Technology and ...

Childcare key to super gap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... suggested that over the long term, affordable childcare could also improve the Budget bottom line by reducing social security payments and the age pension, adding extra income and super tax earnings while cutting the gender super gap. "The gender super ...

Nanuk AM lists active ETMF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
... economy. The devastating events in Ukraine in recent weeks are likely to accelerate these changes as energy independence and security demand a more rapid transition away from fossil fuels." The fund currently has no direct exposure to Russian or Eastern ...

Super should help secure home loans: Inquiry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... tabled its report following its inquiry into housing affordability and supply in Australia today, with the use of super as security for a home loan a key measure. "The Committee is of the view that first home buyers should be able to use their super ...

TAL wins life company award for 2021

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
... and innovate within the life insurance sector. "Most important is the ongoing role they play in providing certainty and security to millions of Australians, which has never been more important than today," he said.

Women in Super names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... Keys added that Kowalczyk is "the ideal person to help Women in Super move forward our mission to improve the financial security of women in retirement". Kowalczyk replaces Sandra Buckley, who led Women in Super for the past eight years. Buckley was ...

ASIC to strengthen market integrity rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... financial markets and participants can broadly expect changes to technological and operational rules across information security, governance and resourcing, outsourcing, trading controls, business continuity planning and change management. Other specific ...