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Go, iron ore, go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... Australia's budget deficit. In its Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) handed down in December 2020, the Treasury forecast that iron ore prices will drop to US$55.0 per tonne by the end of September 2021 quarter. Iron ore prices are now ...

Advisers to go forth with claims handling

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
... whether advisers would need to vary their licence to include an authorisation for claims handling and made a submission to Treasury, identifying the issues and seeking changes. "We were aware at that time of the possibility of a regulation excluding ...

Government merges advice reviews

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... Council Life Insurance Summit, Hume highlighted areas that overlap across the two reviews that prompted the move. Under Treasury's new remit, it will consider the breadth of issues impacting the quality and affordability of financial advice and risk ...

MLC Life makes key appointments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2021
... role at MLC Life, Baillie will be responsible for the overall capital management of MLC Insurance including the areas of treasury, corporate finance, business planning and reinsurance strategy. "I'm delighted to welcome Lesley and Robert to our team. ...

FASEA chair to remain

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... the Standards for Financial Advisers. As previously announced, the standard-setting aspect of FASEA will transition to Treasury while the administrative duties for exams will move to the Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP) within ASIC. Walter ...

Include ESG in BFID: FSC

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... discourage superannuation funds from investing in ESG-focused assets, many have argued. FSC, in its submission to the Treasury on Your Future, Your Super reforms, supported BFID. However, it wants legislation to clarify that long-term investment decisions ...

Catholic Super bank implements Temenos

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... decided to focus on superannuation where it is targeting $50 billion in total assets by 2025. The acquisition is subject to Treasury and APRA approvals.

Commonwealth seeks to stop bond class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... any evidence she wishes to rely on in relation to the application for interlocutory relief. Secretary to the Australian Treasury, Steven Kennedy, and Australian Office of Financial Management chief executive, Rob Nicholl, have both been named as respondents ...

ATO quizzed on readiness for stapling

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... login to ATO website to individually check a non-choosing employee's old super fund details. From 1 July 2022, the Treasury hopes payroll companies will integrate the checking process. "So, an employer would effectively authenticate and log in [to ...

YFYS net must be cast wider: Cbus

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... underperforming funds have been removed from the system. Speaking at the Senate Standing Committee on Economics Inquiry into the Treasury Laws Amendment (Your Future, Your Super) Bill 2021, Cbus chief executive Justin Arter is concerned that choice funds ...