JIM CHALMERS

Financial planning

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down the federal budget for 2025–26 with a focus on retaining stability and certainty for the financial services sector....

Financial planning

The industry has reacted to the retirement of Stephen Jones as Minister for Financial Services, recognising his efforts on scams and financial reforms. ...

Funds management

The FSC has announced 15 proposals ahead of the federal election which it hopes will increase the competitiveness of Australia’s financial services sector, including six ...

Features

The FSC and FAAA have pinpointed the small wins and losses in Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ third budget, noting that successfully achieving change can be a "hard grind" for th...

Policy & Regulation

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down his third budget, outlining the government’s macroeconomic forecasts and changes to superannuation....

Financial planning

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has opened a consultation into the design of the annual superannuation performance test, canvassing views on a range of reform options....

Funds management

The Treasury has opened a consultation on the final policy design of corporate climate-related financial disclosure requirements, outlining what companies and super funds...

Features

With a raft of Treasury consultations announced last year, Money Management examines their progress through Parliament and which could pass this year. ...

People & Products

Financial advisers are increasingly turning towards lifetime annuities to meet clients’ needs in retirement, according to Challenger, while the government places more foc...

Superannuation

Financial services firms have responded to the government's latest consultation on retirement income and product development....

Superannuation

The number of individuals with more than $3 million in super is expected to increase by 45 per cent to 80,000 by 2025, according to ASFA....

Funds management

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has confirmed legislation will be introduced this week to strengthen the Reserve Bank of Australia, which follows the central bank’s sweeping overh...

Funds management

Former RBA governor Ian Macfarlane has warned Michele Bullock’s job will be much harder than any of her predecessors if the RBA Review is implemented, deeming the propose...

People & Products

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced the appointment of a Macquarie Group veteran to the board of Australia’s sovereign wealth fund. ...

Funds management

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is in talks with Future Fund governor, Peter Costello, about whether he will remain at the sovereign wealth fund for another term, as it seeks to m...

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

1 month 3 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

1 month 3 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

3 months 4 weeks ago

Entireti has unveiled the new name for the AMP financial advice businesses that it acquired last year....

3 weeks ago

A Sydney financial adviser has been permanently banned from providing any financial services, with the regulator deriding his “lack of integrity, trustworthiness and prof...

1 week 6 days ago

The exit of co-CIOs Andrew Clifford and Clay Smolinski from Platinum has highlighted key person risk, with Morningstar raising its outflow forecast to 33 per cent of FUM ...

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