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State supports move to close super loophole exploited by paedophiles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
... for compensation for some of these victims is something that must be addressed," Henderson said. "I hope the federal government is listening and now does what it can to ensure child sex offenders are held responsible for compensating their victims with ...

Powell backflips on rates pushing back RBA cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has changed his tune over the possibility of upcoming interest rate cuts, which means it could be an even longer wait here in Australia. Powell said recent US inflation data had not given policymakers enough confidence ...

Former AMP Capital research lead joins family office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... Dixon began his investment career in property as an analyst at Macquarie Capital in 2003. He later shifted his focus to federal politics, where he worked as a political advisor in the Howard government before joining the Property Council of Australia ...

ASFA appoints new policy head

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2024
... comes to super with more than a decade of public policy experience, having held leading roles in the legislative agenda of federal and territory governments. Most recently, James has worked as a government engagement specialist in the Vice-Chancellor's ...

BlackRock's Fink signals a tough road ahead for future retirees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... As such, Fink said the retirement system in America needs modernising, at the very least. He said that the federal government has prioritised maintaining entitlement benefits for people his age (71) even though it might mean that Social Security will ...

Wholesale investor tests up for parliamentary review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
The federal government wants to shake up the wholesale investor tests further in launching a parliamentary inquiry into the entire framework, worrying many fund managers operating in the high-net-worth space. The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations ...

Chalmers expected to deliver Budget surplus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is expected to deliver a surplus in the upcoming Federal Budget, but he warned iron ore prices and a softening labour market put a dent in how large it will be. Speaking at an event for the Committee for Economic Development of ...

Government dawdling on paid parental leave super: Greens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... announced that the PPL scheme will include superannuation guarantee contributions from next year, but only if it wins the next federal election in 2025. According to Larissa Waters, the leader of the Greens in the senate and spokesperson on women, it's ...

Government promises transparent financial services regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
The federal government is launching an initiative to provide transparency and better coordination in how it regulates financial services firms to alleviate their compliance costs and burdens. The Financial Sector Initiatives Regulatory Grid wants to ...

Hostplus rejects anti-competitive behaviour claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... However, in its submission to the Securing Australians' Superannuation consultation, Hostplus is pushing the federal government to impose a "blanket ban" on what it calls Workforce Management Platforms (WMP) operators "advertising, promoting or else ...
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