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Former adviser wins appeal, convictions quashed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
... about $6 million and largely impacted retirees or those readying for retirement, some of which were forced to sell their homes and other assets, or delay retirement. The abalone farm was subsequently wound up and liquidators of Growth Plus advised there ...

Cbus takes 10% stake in major wind project

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... create thousands of jobs and reduce carbon emissions". Star of the South alone has the potential to power around 1.2 million homes and supply up to 20% of Victoria's electricity needs while creating jobs and investment in the Gippsland region, the fund ...

BT answers advisers' top tax time questions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2022
... year, the wealth management company has decided to list its most common queries. First up, downsizers looking to sell their homes may not be aware that the eligibility age for downsizer contributions into super is coming down in the new financial year ...

Super home buyer scheme fails to move the needle

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... be tax-free to the fund, another potential positive." Presumably, super funds would also need to track the value of the homes while held so it could the real value of members super. Aside from super funds' obligations, fundamental gaps as to the regulation ...

Government proposes further expansion of downsizer scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
... chief executive Peter Chun said. "Downsizer contributions offer genuine flexibility to people who don't need larger family homes. They can contribute the proceeds from the sale into super, outside the usual contribution caps. "We welcome the additional ...

Industry pans early release superannuation policy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022
... Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) responded to the proposed government scheme saying that accessing super for first homes will drive up prices. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlink said: "Accessing your super early won't get you closer to ...

Aussie instos commit $50bn to UK projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... regeneration projects in London and Birmingham which is expected to created employment opportunities and deliver new low carbon homes, while both Fortescue and Worley will create 1000 new jobs each through the former's recent acquisition of Williams ...

Labor promises cheap childcare, climate action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
... its sleeves and tackle the challenge of climate change.... not just create a fund and let it sit idle while people's homes and livelihoods are swept away." "And I say to those Australians still reeling and rebuilding from the Black Summer bushfires... ...

Budget to back aspiring homeowners

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... and without needing to pay lenders mortgage insurance. So far, 60,000 Australians have used the scheme to purchase first homes. Under the renewed commitment to the scheme, the government will make up to 50,000 places in the scheme available per year ...

AustralianSuper announces joint venture

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... West End, Canary Wharf and Shoreditch. British Land achieved full planning permission to deliver between 2000 and 4000 new homes alongside a mix of commercial, retail and community space under the Masterplan. The developments will have an emphasis on ...