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Budget aims to please women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... safety and economic success. Most notably, the government has committed to modernising the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave scheme - which currently allows a mother and partner to take 10 weeks of paid leave each. Under the updated scheme, single parents ...

Budget to back aspiring homeowners

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... break into the property market can expect a win. The government will double its financial commitment to the Home Guarantee Scheme, which already exists. The Home Guarantee Scheme ensures part of an eligible buyer's home loan is guaranteed by the ...

Accountants lobby for 10 budget reforms

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
... struggling with the cost of living and are under strained circumstances." Finally, CA ANZ suggests abolishing the Tourist Refund Scheme. "Australia is the only country that allows citizens and residents to participate in a tourist refund scheme, and ...

Key Budget measure won't help economy: Academic

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
... mental healthcare is also expected, with investment in prevention likely alongside additions to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. That's according to Macquarie University Centre for Health Economy director Henry Cutler, who added: "If its pre-election ...

ASIC scrutinises managed fund marketing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
ASIC is investigating the marketing of managed funds, to identify the use of misleading performance and risk representations in promotional material. The move from the regulator comes after action on several managed fund schemes, based around alleged ...

Super should help secure home loans: Inquiry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... place of a land tax; increasing urban density in other locations; and that the federal government should institute a grant scheme that pays states and localities for delivering more housing supply and affordable housing. In its dissenting report, without ...

ASIC opens CCIV licensing consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
ASIC is seeking feedback on licensing rules for the Corporate Collective Investment Vehicles regime ahead of its July implementation date. The consultation includes examining the licensing application process - AFSLs wanting to apply and operate a CCIV ...

AFCA consults on funding

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... more accurately reflect their usage, addressing cross-subsidisation of larger firms by smaller members of the ombudsman scheme. "It's a fair, transparent and equitable model that is supported by strong data and modelling," AFCA chief ombudsman and chief ...

AustralianSuper announces joint venture

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
AustralianSuper has announced a new joint venture with British Land, which will see the two partner on the Canada Water Masterplan. British Land sold 50% of its stake in Canada Water Masterplan to AustralianSuper for £290 million. Following the completion ...

Action on super gap slow, small

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... ISA calculates that in total women lost $1.86 billion in super contributions since the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave scheme began in June 2011. This is because it is overwhelmingly women taking Commonwealth Parental Leave Pay - 99.5% compared to just ...