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Active Super to face action over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... involved in the production of alcohol (including Budweiser Brewing Company APAC Ltd, Carlsberg AS, Heineken Holding NV and Treasury Wine Estates Ltd); and 19 companies involved in gambling (including Aristocrat Leisure Limited, Caesar's Entertainment ...

Treasury consults again on FFSP exemptions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... opened fresh consultation on its plans to introduce new licensing exemptions to foreign financial services providers. Treasury has opened consultation on Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures for Future Bills) Bill 2023: Licensing Exemptions for Foreign ...

Treasury kicks off managed investment scheme reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
The $2.7 trillion managed investment scheme industry is set for a shakeup as a new review is proposing changes that include amending financial thresholds, and liquidity and insolvency requirements. Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones has opened consultations ...

Mayfair 101 calls for senate inquiry into ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... what triggered the regulator's investigation. Chester and Hempton previously worked together at the Department of Treasury in the 1990s. According to a timeline of events, less than 24 hours after the email was sent, an ASIC staff member drafted ...

Treasury to 'modernise' individual tax residency rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
Treasury is proposing to revamp individual tax residency rules with a two-pronged approach and has opened up the changes for consultation. Under the new regime, the federal government intends to modernise and simplify the rules following a review from ...

UK government investigates sexism in financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
... careers should be marketed differently. In doing so, it's calling for international case studies for comparison. The Treasury Committee is calling for evidence of the obstacles faced by women working in or entering financial services. It is also looking ...

Lowe hands down RBA board shake up

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... the RBA's research agenda as it relates to monetary policy and aspects of financial stability and will work with Treasury to undertake five-yearly open and transparent reviews of the monetary policy framework. Lowe also reinforced that climate change ...

UK pensions tapped to strengthen local startups

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
The UK Treasury has announced plans to consolidate the nation's pension fund sector and unlock £75 billion in retirement savings to back high-growth companies. Yesterday, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered the Mansion House reforms and cited plans ...

Allegro unveils PwC entity as Scyne Advisory

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... said. The announcement followed the conclusion of PwC's internal investigation into the mishandling of confidential Treasury information by its senior staff. It said yesterday that eight of its partners who were found in breach of professional standards ...

Government cracks the whip on multinationals

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... corporations operating within Australia, making it more difficult for them to avoid paying their "fair share" of taxes. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share-Integrity and Transparency) Bill 2023 amends Australia's thin ...