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FAAA 'frustrated' as Dixon inquiry delayed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... the advice profession $70 million in 2025/26, but in fact much more in 2026/27, there is an absolute urgency for the government to take action," he said. "Deferring action on the grounds of a delay in the Senate inquiry or due to calling a new review ...

One more vote needed for $3m super tax

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... from the Senate program today, the Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions Bill could soon be a reality, with the government needing to secure just one more supporter. The Bill was supposed to be debated in the Senate today, but it failed to be mentioned ...

Trump's tariff implications for Australian investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
... Australian dollar could also add to import prices. "But in the absence of retaliation against US tariffs by Australian government or a sharp fall in the Aussie dollar, I struggle to see why inflation here would go up in the short term." Oliver believes ...

PIMCO debuts local ETF suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
... PDFI will offer a diversified portfolio of Australian and global bonds, serving as a core fixed income allocation from government, corporate, mortgage, and other global fixed interest securities. Finally, PCRD aims to achieve higher return through PIMCO's ...

Future Fund reaches value of $237.9bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
... these changes to the investment environment including the resurgence of geopolitical risks," he said. "In November the government updated the investment mandate for the Future Fund to require the board to have regard to national priorities. The government ...

Trump orders creation of US sovereign wealth fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
... long-term economic security, and promote economic and strategic leadership internationally. It also noted that the federal government directly holds US$5.7 trillion in assets and indirectly, including through natural resource reserves, holds a far larger ...

CSLR review will scrutinise effect on businesses

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... and inquiries that may be relevant. Outgoing minister for financial services Stephen Jones last Friday announced the government will launch a review of the scheme. The CSLR was introduced to provide victims of financial services misconduct with access ...

Jones instigates CSLR review, levy hits $70m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... determined by the relevant minister at the time. Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones this morning announced that the Albanese government is directing Treasury to undertake a comprehensive review of the CSLR to ensure victims of financial misconduct have ...

The regulatory pendulum has swung too far: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... overhang" of poor regulation. As a result, the FSC's most urgent election policy is a call for whichever party forms government to create a "red tape razor gang" to slash inefficient regulation. The FSC has outlined nine deregulation priorities it claims ...

Rest calls for advice reforms, extending SG

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
Rest has called on the Australian government to implement reforms that it says are critical to make the super system fairer. The super fund released its 2025-26 pre-Budget submission, which outlined 10 key recommendations. These recommendations included ...