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Foreign investors banned from buying homes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
The Albanese government has announced it will ban foreign investors from buying established homes for at least two years and crack down on foreign land banking. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the move is aimed at easing pressure on the Australian housing ...

Senate calls to overhaul super fund boards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... Coalition is only interested in dismantling Australia's world-class retirement system." The dissenting comments from government Senators in the report were also damning, calling it a "rushed" and "unserious" wish-list of reforms from Bragg. "Neither ...

Advisers must improve public awareness to win Australians' trust: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... intelliflo whitepaper. The emphasis to articulate what a professional adviser does comes at a critical time, with the government's introduction of a new breed of adviser and more recently detail of reforms that will pave the way for regulated institutions ...

Janus Henderson turns $5.2bn fixed interest fund into active ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... Composite 0 + Yr Index over a rolling three-year period. JFIX will utilise a range of strategies with a portfolio of government and semi-government bonds as well as corporate and asset-backed securities and act as a diversifier against the equity or ...

Industry fund insurance bungle adds fuel to mounting outrage

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... push to improve member outcomes and how funds engage with their members, the reforms will hone in on areas which the government feels "need improvement," including the timely and compassionate handling of death benefits, and fair and efficient processing ...

Local family office backs new venture to invest in climate tech

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... Patrick Sieb and Tom Kline, who bring more than 35 years of combined experiences across large corporates, startups, and government. Having worked in the US and Europe, the pair have built strong industry networks in energy, infrastructure, and venture ...

Treasury consults on genetic test ban in life insurance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... feedback on the design and implementation of the ban, including how feasible it is and how likely it is to meet the government's objective of ensuring consumers aren't deterred from taking out cover. Treasury also wants to know what the possible implications ...

Finance workers worry about job displacement from AI, government urged to take action

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... services employees worry their jobs are being increasingly upended by artificial intelligence (AI), as an inquiry asks the government to urgently balance technological advancements and potential job displacements. The Future of Work report, released ...

Australians don't trust politicians with their super: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
Australians overwhelmingly distrust the government on superannuation taxes and are wary of placing their confidence in the opposition, according to a new nationwide poll. The nationally representative poll, commissioned by the Financial Services Council ...

Jones flags drafting of Tranche 2 legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... important role of tertiary education." Financial Advice Association Australia chief executive Sarah Abood said the government's response goes beyond the Joint Associations Working Group (JAWG) proposals and there are concerns about changes that may adversely ...