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AustralianSuper invests in build-to-rent-to-own affordable housing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... However, as AustralianSuper chief executive Paul Schroder acknowledged at the Australian Financial Review Super and Wealth Summit, investing in affordable housing isn't easy. "Does it [affordable housing] normally stack up? No, it doesn't. Usually ...

Expect more greenwashing action: ASIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... misleading the market" on greenwashing, Longo said at the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) Australian Governance Summit. On Tuesday, ASIC announced court proceedings against Mercer Superannuation (Australia), the trustee of the Mercer ...

Super heads support capping retirement balances

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2022
At the Australian Financial Review (AFR) Super and Wealth Summit, super fund chiefs agreed that the tax concessions on bloated retirement savings accounts should be trimmed. The panel on the strategic directions for super consisted of Mercer Australia ...

Consultation opens on NHIF remit expansion

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
... Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Act 2018." The expansion was initially announced following the Jobs and Skills Summit earlier this year.

Government eyes crackdown on super tax concessions

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
... Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones spoke at the Australian Financial Review Super & Wealth Summit, saying the taxation of superannuation is one of the most important conversations to have. "Superannuation is a lightning ...

Jones progresses green finance standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... taxonomy so that you can all get on with the job with sensible analytics and capital deployment." Jones spoke at the ASFI Summit in Sydney. FS Sustainability is a media partner to the summit. Jones hailed the work of the finance industry in working on ...

Plans afoot to narrow gender pay gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... Equality Agency will begin collecting pay gap data specific to them from 2023. This was an outcome of the Jobs and Skills Summit earlier this year, alongside requiring companies with 100 employees or more to publish their pay gaps. Other measures include ...

Consultation opens on crypto regulation bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022
... to APRA and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on its use in Australia. In a speech to the Blockchain Association Forum Summit, Bragg explained: "The bill requires that these banks report on the aggregate quantity of Australian businesses who have accepted ...

Super fund disclosure rules finalised

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
... Information coordinator, seeking access to information on how super funds were chosen to attend the government's Jobs and Skills Summit. Further, what the criteria for these funds was to be invited to attend the summit, and how many of these funds donate ...

SVG invests in Australian agtech

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
... Program, development programs and events to Victoria, including the new annual THRIVE Australia Innovation and Investment Summit. SVG also plans to partner with La Trobe University's Australian Food Innovation Centre (AFIC). After years of support for ...