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Jones progresses green finance standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones committed to working with the finance industry to establish national standards for a green taxonomy that will define sustainable finance in Australia. Jones stopped short of committing to legislating the forthcoming ...

Government scraps legacy tax, super measures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... annual audit process plays a pivotal role in maintaining the integrity of the sector. Although this measure failed to progress beyond the Budget pronouncement, it is pleasing to see that it has officially been axed." The final measure to be vetoed is ...

Perpetual takeover of Pendal progresses

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022
In Perpetual's first quarter business update, it said that progress has been made across the key conditions to the Pendal Group takeover, including client consents and regulatory approvals. Perpetual chief executive and managing director Rob Adams ...

Aqualand, Qualitas launch $600m luxury project

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022
In what's said to be one of the largest loans of its kind in Australia, the $600 million funding package will be used to complete the construction of a commercial development project in North Sydney. The deal between Aqualand and Qualitas is believed ...

Piecemeal super taxes won't fix budget deficit: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
Financial Services Council (FSC) research shows that proposed increases to super taxes will not deliver a sustainable Federal Budget position. The FSC engaged DeltaPearl Partners to perform economic modelling of six possible measures adjusting the current ...

Mirvac Group chair, chief executive step down

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... baton. "I have served on the board since 2009, and chair from 2013, and during this time the group has made significant progress on its strategy," he said. "Our forward-looking development pipeline of approximately $30 billion is increasingly spread ...

APRA unmasks fund outsourcing impacts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
... attention to ensuring trustee-specific observations are addressed. It affixed that all sampled trustees were making good progress. Beyond entity-specific observations, the regulator hopes the insights from the thematic review will assist all trustees ...

CALI names chief executive

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
... is much important work to do on these matters and in the ongoing set up of CALI. The board will continue driving this progress until Christine commences her new role," the said. Cupitt commented that life insurance plays an essential role in Australia's ...

BUSSQ sees strength in niche super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
... impasse to push for a merger. Although reports about a merger with the $75 billion Cbus surfaced, the deal didn't progress past an initial official letter and one meeting. At the time, Master Builders Queensland and the CFMEU said that the merger ...

RBA progresses digital currency project

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
The Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have released joint research report, providing an update on the possible central bank digital currency (CBDC) the two are exploring. The report titled Australian ...