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Government repeats fintech focus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
Addressing the G20 Conference, Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison praised robo-advice and called on other governments to begin considering investing in 'regtech'. Speaking in Wiesbaden, Germany, Morrison told delegates more must be done to evolve and ...

NSW government pins fintech job hopes to H2 Ventures

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
... which aimed to provide funding for early and growth stage fintech start-ups. The venture was officially launched by Treasurer Scott Morrison and has the backing of financial industry heavyweights including Link Group chairman Michael Carapiet, Perpetual ...

Government shelves ASIC register sale

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... such as the National Union of Workers, Australian Services Union, Caritas Australia and GetUp! - sent a joint letter to Treasurer Scott Morrison suggesting privatising the registry would lead to a "private monopoly." The letter added: "This would adversely ...

Top 10 superannuation stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... on superannuation to drop the $500,000 lifetime non-concessional cap and alter several other policies. In September Treasurer Scott Morrison said the government will replace the $500,000 proposal with a new measure to reduce the existing annual non-concessional ...

MYEFO: Surplus of promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
Beam me up Scotty! That's the underlying message from Australian Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison's Budget update where the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) report showed the budget deficit beamed up by a cumulative A$10.3 billion over the ...

Super tax receipts to reach $8bn: MYEFO

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, which confirms the Budget is still projected to return to surplus in 2020-21. Treasurer Scott Morrison said in helping the path to surplus the new Turnbull Government had already implemented Budget repair measures ...

RBA hires Women's Leadership Institute chair

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... Trust and national president of the Property Council of Australia. Congratulating Schwartz on her new role at the RBA, Treasurer Scott Morrison said: "I am pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Carol Schwartz AM to the Reserve Bank Board as a part-time ...

TCorp confirms new custodian

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... Government is committed to eliminating unnecessary spending and shrinking costs within government where possible," NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian said. "This selection delivers on our ongoing commitment to deliver better value to the people of NSW ...

Management changes at Charter Hall

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016
... to managing director of group chief executive, David Harrison. Current head of group finance, Anne Edwards and group treasurer Phil Schretzmeyer will act as joint CFOs while a formal recruitment process is conducted for the CFO role. The group also announced ...

Pillar sold to Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... billion Mercer Super Trust, will offer "Pillar's people opportunities for professional growth and development." NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian said Mercer has a strong track record in superannuation administration services with expertise in defined ...