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Banks narrowly avoid parliamentary inquiry

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... Xenophon Team, and Senators Lambie, Hinch and Williams, was later defeated in the House of Representatives after Foreign Minister Julie Bishop missed the vote and Nationals MP George Christensen chose to vote with the Liberal Party - tying the vote 70-70. ...

May the force's not with her

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
What UK Prime Minister Theresa May expected as a landslide win at the snap 8 June general elections turned out to be a slide at the polls for the Conservatives instead. The British prime minister intended to secure her Brexit mandate when she announced ...

Super funds and CEFC join investment forces

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... invest in carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology which can reduce emissions by up to 90%. Environment and Energy Minister Josh Freedenberg said loosening the regulation will make room for investments in low emissions projects in wind, solar and ...

ASIC consults on new statement of advice

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
... highlighted the need for better SOAs. As part of the life insurance advice reform package announced in November 2015 by Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer, ASIC was tasked with a review of life insurance SOAs. ASIC was asked to ...

Iron magnate makes historic $400m pledge

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
... eradication of modern slavery and underprivileged communities respectively. The historic donation was unveiled by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull along with other dignitaries including Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, Indigenous leader Jacinta Price ...

Budget undermining super: Labor

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017
... in assets, according to the Federal Opposition. Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen and Shadow Revenue and Financial Services Minister Katy Gallagher said in a joint statement the Turnbull government is "encouraging a raid on superannuation savings." "The first ...

Government pushes ahead with new ASIC funding model

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... The Federal Government has released its exposure draft legislation for ASIC's new industry-funded cost recovery model. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said the model represents "the next step in meeting the Government's commitment ...

China slowing to target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... quarter growth rate (from 6.8% in the year to the December quarter) in the Chinese economy provides a buffer to Prime Minister Li's 6.5% growth target for 2017 should growth slow. Besides, this is what Beijing is actually trying to do - cool the economy ...

Pre-retirees robbing Peter to pay Paul: REST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... HESCS debt, it is even harder to than it ordinarily is to save up the deposit." As part of the 2017 Budget, education Minister Simon Birmingham announced last night that students will face higher university fees from January next year as part of the ...

SG non-payment is an 'easy fix': ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... penalty regimes, he said. "Both the senate committee and an inter-agency group established by the Financial Services Minister have been working on this for five months. The ducks should be lined up and ready to go," Linden said Based on 2013-14 tax office ...