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APRA unveils new prudential measures

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... strategic and business planning, including management and oversight of fund expenditure and reserves. Rowell said the Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No.1) Bill 2017 that is currently before ...

Retirement income covenant consultation continues

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
Treasury is seeking consultation on disclosure documents and calculation methods for its proposed retirement income covenant. Phase two of the Retirement Income Framework is aiming to develop standardised and simplified metrics in product disclosure ...

New SG laws hit Senate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... giving the ATO stronger powers to enforce superannuation guarantee obligations has progressed before the Senate. If the Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures No.4) Bill 2018 is passed, the Commissioner of Taxation will be able to issue a written direction ...

Chief economist update: Tariff man takes Wall Street down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... Dimon's comments that he saw a flat fourth-quarter trading environment. "The first inversion of any portion of the Treasury yield curve in more than a decade awoke the specter of a recession," he said. Sure, they all add up. But if (and whenever) ...

TCorp sets green bond record

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
New South Wales Treasury Corporation (TCorp) recently raised $1.8 billion to fund the NSW Government's first green bond. It is a record for the Australian green bond market. Launched on November 8, the green bond issue had a minimum size of $500 ...

Deputy CIO promotion at industry fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... leading quantitative analysis, portfolio services and custody. Earlier, he served as an analyst at the Department of Treasury and Finance in Victoria. Sicilia said Clerk has played a pivotal role in Hostplus' investment outperformance over the past 16 ...

Future Fund appoints to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... Bank of Australia (RBA) and Australian Council of Financial Regulators. He was also a secretary to the Department of Treasury for three and a half years. "Mr Fraser has substantial experience and expertise at the highest levels of corporate business ...

Grattan says Aussies retiring comfortably, ISA responds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... living standards. This lowers the benchmark making surpassing it easier to achieve," Gallagher said. Gallagher headed the Treasury's retirement income modelling unit for 21 years, starting in 1993. Point of agreement One point of agreement between the ...

Cbus whacks illegal phoenixing

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... another company with a similar name, before handing over the original one to a liquidator. Cbus has made a submission to Treasury consultations on draft legislation around the introduction of director identification numbers (DINs) in a bid to protect ...

Treasury delays CIPR timetable

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert announced two major updates to the proposed Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement (CIPRs) initiative, one of which is giving superannuation trustees more time to get retirement income strategies in order. Robert ...