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Treasury consults again on FFSP exemptions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... 2022 which was tabled in February last year, after plans to reintroduce the exemptions were announced in the 2021 federal budget. Had the measures passed, they were due to be introduced in April this year. Consultation is open until September 8.

Fitch downgrades US credit rating

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... healthcare costs will raise spending on the elderly absent fiscal policy reforms," Fitch said. Of note, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) forecasts that interest costs will double by 2033 to 3.6% of GDP. It also estimates a rise in mandatory spending ...

CFOs look to hire in second half: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... anticipate recruiting staff in the second half of the year. Robert Half director Nicole Gorton attributes the hiring frenzy to budget and project approvals, which have kickstarted the need for companies to strategically hire for new or vacated positions. ...

Major economies buoyed by tight jobs market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... growth has been revised up to 1.3%. "It also helps that policymakers have reached a deal regarding the debt ceiling and budget without causing significant market turmoil. There is now an improved chance that the Fed will achieve the much-vaunted soft ...

KPMG recommends gender-focused super reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... superannuation gap, given most of them are women - but it could be done with a cost-neutral, or even positive, impact on the Budget over time by giving incentives to people to take on caring roles." "It would be a huge boost to people who help the federal ...

US regulators launch investigation into OpenAI

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... needs to be appropriate safeguards to ensure the safe and responsible use of artificial intelligence." In the May federal budget, Labor backed the integration of quantum and artificial intelligence technologies into business operations and committed ...

Advice firm revenues jump 45%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023
Despite employing fewer staff and a reduction in client numbers, financial advice firms saw revenues shoot up by nearly 50% from two years ago. A survey of 122 advice practices conducted by Business Health and Iress found average revenue jumped from ...

BlackRock drops more ETF fees

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
BlackRock's iShares Core FTSE Global Infrastructure (GLIN) and iShares Core FTSE Global Property ex Australia (GLPR) ETF fees have been lowered. The ETFs were listed in May this year and originally priced at 20 basis points (or 0.20%). The new fee ...

Jones lifts adviser levy freeze, updates funding model

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... recovered through the IFM (including enforcement costs) remains appropriate and should not be removed from the model to be budget-funded instead," the report read. As part of the changes, Jones recommends to spread the costs of certain regulatory activities. ...

Anti-hawking laws could dampen super fund advice: Academic

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... calling. Unsolicited calls to consumers about superannuation advice should be banned, the industry body said in its May pre-budget submission, adding that it is aware of several financial advice businesses employing intermediaries to gain business this ...