With the Federal Budget to be handed down on the evening of Tuesday 29 March, we highlight key policy considerations around insurance, climate change and disaster resilience, aged care and health which we provided to Treasury in January’s Pre-Budget consultation. The Institute’s Pre-Budget submission each year highlights key policy initiatives for the Federal Government to consider in its annual budget process.
Kajal Pandya reports on the recent “Insurance Inside Super – Federal Budget Changes” Insights session. The session covered an interesting discussion around the challenges that superannuation funds and group insurers will face and the unintended consequences of the proposed Federal Budget changes.
The Actuaries Institute welcomed the 2016-17 Federal Budget this week, citing policy changes designed to inject more equity and fairness into the retirement incomes system.
“Oh to be 70 again!” – Georges Clémenceau, French Prime Minister during WW1, on his 80th birthday. Politicians constantly have to make tough choices. Inevitably, compromise occurs and some voters…
