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Federal Budget delivers nothing on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
The 2022 Federal Budget has been labelled a "missed opportunity" or a "massive missed opportunity" on areas including climate and sustainable development. The 2022 Federal Budget, handed down last night, delivered a cash splash for the defence forces ...

Millions to receive tax offset

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
Over 10 million Australians are set to benefit from an additional one-off $420 tax offset from July this year following an announcement outlined in today's Budget. Billed by the federal government as a 'cost of living tax offset', the reduction ...

Budget targets home ownership rates

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... additional 5000 spots each year will also be opened up for single parents through the Family Home Guarantee scheme. The initiative also allows low deposit buyers to purchase a home without the added expense of lenders mortgage insurance, though eligible ...

Budget aims to please women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... services. Another $3.9 million will be spent on the 'Supporting Women's Mid-Career Transition to the Tech Workforce' initiative, which aims to create pathways for women into lucrative careers in technology. Making women's safety a priority Separately ...

Janus Henderson investments chief retires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
The global chief investment officer of Janus Henderson will retire this week after nine years with the firm. Enrique Chang will retire on April 1, following five years as the global firm's investments lead. His decision comes in the same week the firm ...

Budget to back aspiring homeowners

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... legislation. Additionally, 5000 guarantees each year from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2025 will expand the Family Home Guarantee initiative which was announced in last year's budget. The Family Home Guarantee is specifically targeted to single parent ...

ANZ becomes first Australian bank to develop stablecoin

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
... truly understanding the needs of institutions like ANZ was critical to Zerocap playing a role in this ground-breaking initiative. "This is a collaboration that we're incredibly proud to be a part of," McCall said. "Most of the crypto industry has been ...

Leadership shuffle, redundancies at OpenMarkets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
Trading platform OpenMarkets has a new chief executive and has made 21 employees redundant, as rumours swirl that it will shortly be acquired. A spokesperson for the company confirmed that it had made 21 redundancies since the beginning of the year ...

UK takes steps to remove gender pay gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
The UK government is introducing a pilot program to increase transparency around pay, to the benefit of women. It comes as many companies face backlash for showing support for International Women's Day while also paying their male employees significantly ...

ASIC to strengthen market integrity rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... planning and change management. Other specific changes include amendments to the Securities Markets Rules. In this change initiative, the retail client adviser accreditation regime has been repealed, and the rules to trade confirmations for non-retail ...