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Lack of income stream drags local retirement system: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... test on the means-tested Age Pension to increase the net replacement rate for average income earners; introducing a government superannuation contribution to primary carers of young children; and introducing a requirement to show benefit projections ...

Housing crisis costing Australia $64bn: Aware

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
... hours of commuting time each year and led to the potential generation of an additional $45,500 in benefits shared among local employers, communities, and individual tenants. It therefore explained the nation's failure to provide such housing to essential ...

Largest pension funds see drop in assets: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2023
The top 300 pension funds in the world, including 16 local super funds, have seen their assets drop for the first time since 2018. According to the Global Top 300 Pensions Funds report, conducted by Willis Towers Watson (WTW) and the Thinking Ahead ...

UK pensions tapped to strengthen local startups

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... (DB) liabilities. Hunt said the government will lead by example and consult on accelerating the consolidation of Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) assets, with a deadline of March 2025 for all LGPS funds to transfer their assets into local government ...

Super funds embrace offshore investment, internal teams

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
... biotech or other sectors," he said. Nevertheless, JPMorgan's report clarified that while large funds heavily invested in local markets can quickly reach their holding limits for individual stocks, this doesn't spell an end to the home bias. The ...

Greg Combet steps down as IFM Investors, ISA chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
... would spearhead Australia's transition to net zero emissions. The Authority will collaborate with state, territory and local governments, existing regional bodies, unions, industry, investors, First Nations groups to facilitate the national shift ...

King's birthday honours for industry executives

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... Governor-General David Hurley said. "Recipients have made substantial contributions and had a significant impact at the local, national, or international level. Some are volunteers, others have had a remarkable impact in professional roles - many have ...

Super funds pursue merger, chief executive chosen

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... short period of time. He led the fund through Covid, delivered a successful rebrand to Active Super (from Local Government Super), and returned the fund to net member growth while we continued to deliver solid investment returns for our members." The ...

What you need to know about the 2023-24 budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... mounting economic uncertainties. Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered the 2023-24 federal budget against a backdrop of the local economy grappling with soaring inflation, rising interest rates, together with geopolitical tensions and the risk of ...

How this budget was built

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... 2022-23. Worse still, even across the outyears the revenue from this tax will still only be marginal. Initiatives to make large local and multi-nationals pay 15% minimum tax are likely to be a much more important area to watch. In this sense a good case ...
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