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AustralianSuper invests in build-to-rent-to-own affordable housing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... own environmentally sustainable, high-quality homes in a well-connected suburb." "Our residents will be able to save and budget for their first home with certainty, without the worry of volatile rental market fluctuations, or being priced out of the ...

Super on PPL a drop in the ocean

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... pretty horrendous that we're having an argument over whether we should spend an extra $200 million each year on some budget item. On behalf of the taxpayers across Australia, I'm monumentally embarrassed that we're having a fight over something ...

Super tax break crackdown to hit $410bn in savings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... the population while impacting a disproportionate share of superannuation savings. While these measures would save the budget a few billion in taxation subsidies, the political fight they could ignite might not be worth it, he added. Industry bodies ...

Economic landscape spurs advice model rethink

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
Economic uncertainty is forcing financial advisers to rethink their business models as they broaden their remit outside of traditional of investment management and administration. Insights from Desktop Broker in the newly released paper, Advice trends ...

NGS Super taps Robeco for major equities mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
... Hartmann said. "The aim is to meet the dual objectives of minimising carbon intensity whilst adhering to a tracking error budget." The enhanced index portfolio will result in a 40-50% carbon reduction with a 1% tracking error, Hartmann said. Removing ...

New front in super wars, stability at risk: Opposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... stability and certainty of Australia's superannuation system is at risk. The purpose of super is to take pressure off the budget, not supplement it, Taylor argued. "It was never envisioned that super be used to plug revenue gaps or to become an alternative ...

Minutes show RBA considered 50bp rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia contemplated raising interest rates by 50 basis points when it met earlier this month but ultimately determined the case for a 0.25% increase was stronger. In the February 7 meeting minutes released this morning, the RBA ...

Government progresses social housing measures

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
... continue working hard to deliver on our reform agenda," Collins said. The initiatives were announced in the 2022-23 October Budget as part of the Safer and More Affordable Housing measure.

Government introduces gender pay gap bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... who works full-time earns $263.90 less per week than a man working full-time. To address this issue, in last year's budget, the government said it's developing a National Strategy to guide whole-of-government actions to achieve the goal of Australia ...

The self-funded retiree is a misnomer: Institute

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
New research from The Australia Institute shows the cost to the federal budget of tax concessions is almost on par with the total cost of the Age Pension, with the think tank declaring the 'self-funded retiree' a misnomer. According to the insights ...