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Treasury floats changes to banking, estate payment limits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2026
... banks to compete and streamline reporting requirements for smaller banks to make the sector more efficient and dynamic," treasurer Jim Chalmers said. "The increase to the covered bond cap will support greater access to stable and diversified funding ...

Government seeks EOI from experts for financial innovation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... development of new products, services, business models and ways of working that improve outcomes and productivity," assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino said. "The committee is an opportunity to make sure innovation delivers better outcomes for consumers ...

NCAs unlikely to solve retirement advice gap: HUB24, CFS

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... Australians face, noting the focus needs to be on helping reduce friction for those with complex advice needs. Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino announced the reforms in August, which will allow super funds and life insurers to use the NCAs to give members ...

Labor bets on private capital, approves $278bn in foreign investment

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... investments, bringing the total for the year to $278 billion as it bets on more private capital to buoy the economy. Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced that the additional $87 billion was approved in the June quarter, taking the growth rate of approved ...

Early access undermines super's purpose: Mulino

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino took an aim at plans by the opposition to let Australians dip into their super early, stating weakening preservation would undermine intergenerational protections and hurt the most vulnerable. Speaking at the Financial ...

FEATURE | Governance | Stumping up

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... consumer loss events in the future. In his first address at the National Press Club in Canberra in August, assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino introduced a package of reforms, part of which empowers ASIC to recover money from trustees in case they fail ...

Treasury consults shifting tax debts from victims to abusers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... pattern of coercion, control and abuse designed to remove a person's independence and limit their choices," assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino said. "The effects can follow victim-survivors for years, long after the relationship has ended, through ...

Genetic testing ban takes effect for life insurance

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2026
... underwriting, aiming to remove a potential barrier to Australian's seeking information about their health. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said the reforms would allow people to make informed health decisions ...

Chalmers applauds $22bn Budget deficit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
The Budget deficit in 2025-26 was $22.3 billion, according to the Final Budget Outcome (FBO), with Treasurer Jim Chalmers saying the figure it still $6 billion better than the $28.3 billion estimated in the 2026-27 Budget. As a share of the economy ...

Intergenerational Report looks to AI to buoy productivity slump

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... tasks being automated using AI, and that demand for labour will increase and change in other areas," the report said. Treasurer Jim Chlamer said advances in AI represent "the most dramatic change" since the last IGR in 2023 and the government is acting ...
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