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Government must revise infra pipeline: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023
... decision on Tuesday, they'll have opportunities to explain it publicly. I'm focused on my job, which is to get the Budget in much better nick, to roll out billions of dollars of cost-of-living help in a way that takes the edge off inflation rather ...

Frontier calls out structural super fund flaws

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2023
Frontier Advisors contends that superannuation fund designs inadvertently minimise retirees' income, contravening funds' obligation to provide the best possible outcomes for their members. Statistics show that nearly half of retirees only draw ...

New advice firm hits Melbourne

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
Launching in late October, Source Wealth will provide flexible, goals-based advice backed by technology. Source Wealth founder Michael Sauer brings nearly a decade of experience in financial services to the firm, having served at Tribeca Financial ...

The Voice is not at the expense of the economy: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... housing, working with the states." The treasurer reinforced that such initiatives have been actioned alongside the first Budget surplus in 15 years, which, according to the government, has saved billions of dollars in interest repayments and taken some ...

I can only apologise: PwC boss

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... contribution on that front as a corporate taxpayer. "And you don't pay payroll tax on a very large portion of your budget that goes to partner payments," she flagged. "You are living inside a series of havens, though you look like a corporation and ...

Ireland to create new sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... posed by its ageing population, and is targeting €100 billion by the mid-2030s. Announced as part of the country's 2024 budget package, finance minister Michael McGrath said laws will be introduced to mandate the government annually invest 0.8% of ...

Consultation paper released on aligning super payments with wages

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... seeks feedback on how employee onboarding and their choice of fund could be improved under payday super. In the 2023-24 Budget, the government announced that from 1 July 2026, employers will be mandated to pay Superannuation Guarantee (SG) contributions ...

Australia vulnerable to further shocks: RBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... the low level experienced during the pandemic. Nonetheless, most households have continued to service their debts despite budget pressures causing arrears and personal insolvencies. The report found that although the risk of insolvency is increasing ...

Advised Aussies more financially confident: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
New research finds that 75% of Australians earning $120,000 or less per annum feel financially confident with the help of a financial adviser compared to those who aren't advised. The survey of more than 1000 respondents canvassed by the Financial Planning ...

No bubble risk in Sydney housing market: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
... have already been planted," it said. The study said in most world cities, buying a 60 square meter apartment exceeds the budget of the average annual income of a person in the skilled service sector. In Sydney, a skilled worker on the average income ...