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Super fund restructures, adds new roles

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2022
... how legalsuper plays to its strengths, armed with deep insights into the needs and aspirations of people in the legal community, extending our delivery of high quality and personalised member and employer experiences," chief executive Andrew Proebstl ...

Federal Budget delivers nothing on climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... pressure on energy prices while reducing emissions", consisting of investments in hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, community microgrids driven by renewables, and low emissions steel, is modest compared to the $5.6 billion on fuel excise duty relief. ...

Big spend on cost of living, defence

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... billion investment in mental health and suicide prevention. Tonight, we build on that commitment. More Headspace services, community-based treatment centres and digital mental health support. Combating suicide is a national priority." The new spending ...

Budget aims to please women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... Watch, establishing a national consent campaign and extending the Stop it at the Start campaign as well as investing in community-led prevention programs. A further $328.2 million will be spent to expand and establish early intervention programs. This ...

Floods, fires, plagues catered to in Budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... services; $665 million will go to businesses and farmers for repairs, new equipment and support; and $589 million will go to community clean-up and recovery. In the statement of risks to the budget, natural disasters were highlighted as events that could ...

More super, less tinkering: ASFA

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... 58% agreed that giving people early access to their super will undermine the fairness of the system. "The views of the community were unequivocal. Australians value superannuation and consider that it is crucial to ensure they have dignity in retirement," ...

Industry association rebrands

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
... different forms of advice provide different services to clients, based on their needs. "This clarification is helpful to the community when thinking about how to generate wealth over the long term by investing in equity and debt markets," she added. ...

McLaren to leave BT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... decades, and has served in her current role for the last nine years. She is also a founder of the Financial Industry Community Aid Program and currently also serves as chair of the foundation. In a statement, BT chief executive Matt Rady said: "In her ...

Regulators fret over hobby traders

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... so. "This is a worldwide phenomenon, and likely to be an on-going challenge for regulators and the broader investment community, especially where the harm is digitally enabled. Like ASIC, our counterparts around the world are observing common types of ...

Global alliance calls for BNPL regulations

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
... "Failure to act will create further hardship for individuals and families who are already doing it tough." There is also community support for tighter regulation, he added. "Almost nine in 10 (87%) Australians agree that buy now, pay later companies ...