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NAB falls after cost growth revision

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2022
... latter costs were partially offset by productivity. FY22 cost growth is now expected to be approximately 3-4% which includes a top-up payroll and customer related remediation provisions of $60-100 million for existing matters. Nevertheless, NAB posted ...

How Australians are losing retirement returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... not regularly salary sacrificing, according to new research by Finder. A Finder survey has shown 86% of Australians don't top up their super fund regularly. What's more, it found only one in five Australians have made one-off contributions in the past. ...

Government strengthens multinationals tax laws

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
The Labor government is cracking down on multinational enterprises (MNEs) avoiding tax and transparency. Last week, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said it's the government's priority to make sure that multinational corporations pay a fair share of tax where ...

JANA adds to consulting team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022
... Cameron, and Jo Leaper, head of operational consulting. Karim brings more than 15 years of experience to JANA, having worked for top names in the investment sector. He joins from Australian Post where he worked most recently as a portfolio manager with ...

FSC guidance looks to eliminate greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... managers will signal government, regulators, and consumers that the Australian investment community sees climate action as a top priority. "The FSC wants consumers to have confidence fund managers who set net zero targets are assessing their portfolios ...

KPMG spotlights super's biggest challenges

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... sector in 2022. According to KPMG's latest Super Insights 2022 report, last year climate change had fast become one of the top strategic priorities for super fund trustees. This was accompanied by an increasing rate of change regarding regulatory expectations. ...

Peter Burgess to become SMSFA chief executive

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... Peter Burgess, the current SMSF Association deputy chief executive and director of policy and education, will take on the top job in March 2023. Burgess will succeed John Maroney who has been chief executive since May 2017. Burgess brings more than 20 ...

Victoria has the best economy - but not by much

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2022
... CommSec's latest quarterly data shows Victoria is the best performing economy in Australia, ending Tasmania's long run at the top for the past nine quarters. In fact, Tasmania has slipped to third position in the rankings of the best performing economies ...

Tax exemptions overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy: OECD

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2022
... of the income distribution receives around 13% of the total tax relief for capital gains on the main residence, while the top decile receives 37%, it said. Renters, who tend to have lower incomes and wealth, do not receive any direct benefit from this ...

Recession a distinct possibility: Natixis

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
Most investment strategists believe that a recession is a distinct possibility over the next six months, with a Natixis survey showing that nearly one-quarter think it's inevitable. "After six months of navigating rising rates, inflation and geopolitical ...