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Tax, welfare reform on election agenda

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
... The report examines three options for helping families and individuals at risk of deep poverty and financial stress. The lowest cost measure for the government increases JobSeeker by $150 per fortnight. The 'medium' option increases JobSeeker, Disability ...

War in Ukraine sparks defence spend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... more in the defence of our nation. This is what we are doing after those opposite allowed defence spending to fall to its lowest level since 1938. We have put in place a 10-year defence capability plan worth more than $270 billion supporting more than ...

Accountants lobby for 10 budget reforms

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
... any need to slug workers an arbitrary 20% tax rate for working a second or third job trying to get by. "Let's provide our lowest paid workers with access to their 'full' pay earlier rather than waiting for tax time. These workers are most in demand right ...

Active funds continue underperformance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... of 25.5% and 40.9% for the five year and 10-year periods, respectively. S&P observed that Australian Bonds funds had the lowest liquidation rates among all fund categories in those periods. The S&P/ASX 200 gained 17.2% in 2021 and in turn Australian ...

ASIC sets adviser exam dates

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... 30; August 1; and November 3. Only half of the financial advisers who sat the November 2021 exam passed, making this the lowest pass rate on record. The exam, which were the last to be administered by the now-defunct Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics ...

Switch to value could hurt super: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... unlisted equities funds, net flows follow performance in the next 12 months as investors chase the returns. Funds with the lowest performance over 12 months typically suffered the greatest outflows. "If growth funds significantly underperform, they could ...

Super fund cuts fees, appoints insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... of assets. Previously it was 0.04%. As a result of the reduction, Rainmaker analysis suggests AMG will have one of the lowest cost MySuper products in Australia, with total fees charged by AMG MySuper to come in at 0.47% per annum. The current industry ...

Hostplus and Maritime Super explore merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
... look forward to continuing to deliver exceptional outcomes for our expanded membership, including delivering one of the lowest admin fees of all MySuper funds, market-leading default investment outcomes - especially from our MySuper Balanced option which ...

CBA posts strong result, dividend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2022
... early challenges from the Omicron strain of COVID-19. Both the unemployment rate and the underemployment rate are at the lowest since 2008, with high participation rates," chief executive Matt Comyn said. "Australian households have accumulated savings ...

CFA releases disappointing pass rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
... sitting. The exam is known to be one of the most challenging to pass in the financial industry. The 2021 results are the lowest in CFA's history. Since 1963, the average pass rate are as follows: 42% (level one), 46% (level two), and 56% (level three). ...