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ART, ISPT to build $585m Sydney life sciences hub

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... provides strategic diversification benefits and helps deliver strong long-term returns for members. "Like many other OECD nations, Australia's population is ageing. In combination with an increase in life expectancy thanks to modern medical advancements ...

Treasury consults on new crypto tax laws

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
... assets and their providers. It also allows for a multilateral agreement and exchange of information between other OECD nations. Treasury is also consulting on some amendments to CRS, as also outlined by the OECD following its review. "Developed alongside ...

Australia leads the way in pension system sustainability: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... sustainability of Australia's retirement income system is supported by it having a higher retirement age compared to other OECD nations. Additionally, Australia's flat rate age pension is targeted towards retirees with lower private income/assets ...

Limited super investment in VC holding Australia back: AVCAL

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2017
... FY2016 being a record year for VC investment, Australia's VC sector remains less than half that of the OECD + average (OECD nations plus a handful of others countries including China, Taiwan and Singapore), at just 0.023% of Australia's GDP compared ...

Wilson submits request to shut down Aurora fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
... designed to give investors exposure to loans and hybrid securities issued by Australian entities and entities from other OECD nations - as well as unlisted Australian securities. Keybridge Capital is the investment manager for the fund. Keybridge sold ...

Australia lagging in Asia-Pacific financial relationships

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... feature some of the most restrictive regulatory and legal regimes in both commercial banking and insurance compared to OECD nations. The report says this is a contrast with Australia, one of the most open economies in the Asia-Pacific region and with ...

Demography must drive reform

ANDREW BRAGG, FSC DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GLOBAL MARKETS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... year, the Tax White Paper will investigate how effective this policy has been. Although Australia moved ahead of most OECD nations to implement super in 1992, the contribution rate is not yet high enough to provide fully-funded retirement incomes. While ...

Medcraft calls for international super benchmarking

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... Medcraft said. One variation cited was the relative weight of fixed income in portfolios, with most managers in other OECD nations allocating more to fixed income and less to equities. Medcraft said this kind of data provided on statements would help ...

Don't be fooled by strong AUD

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... It is not the case," said Bennett. "Nothing matters more then the comparisons of the Australian economy to other OECD nations and within our region in Asia, we are an embarrassment." Bennett said that Australia is the great under performing economy of ...

Boost savings and cut interest rates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... confirmed that household saving in Australia have fallen over the last decade placing Australia 16th relative to other OECD nations in terms of savings rates in 2006. Complicating the analysis however is a debate about how to measure national savings ...
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