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Chalmers lays down the law on super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
... we are proposing. It affects very few people. It's still concessional treatment. It's been part of our budget for a little while now. It's been before the Parliament for a little while now and we haven't changed our approach to it," he said. ...

Vision Super defends new but 'archaic' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... her. This is not something she has come across before, so when you do it's understandable that someone might take it a little bit to heart," he said. Financial Standard asked Vision Super if it had investigated the claim that a staff member said someone ...

Labor vs Liberal: Which government is better for Australian stocks?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... Coalition spell bad news for Australia's stock market? History says no. Over the last 45 years, stock market returns have shown little correlation with which political party holds power, according to Morningstar equity strategist Lochlan Halloway. Since ...

AUSIEX to acquire FIIG Securities

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... customers." AUSIEX will aim to reduce the minimum parcel size for bond trades in over-the-counter markets from $500,000 to as little as $1000. FIIG serves more than 6000 clients and has been active in the Australian market for over 25 years. "This acquisition ...

RBA opens door to May rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
... market pricing at the time was for further cuts in the cash rate totalling 50-75 basis points by the end of 2025 - with little-to-no probability of a cut at the present meeting (April 1) and around a 65% probability of a cut in May," the minutes said. ...

NGS Super to launch lifetime income product

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
... talk about the coffee catchups, the morning walks, and the holidays they have planned to visit family or see the world The little things make a big difference - which is why activities and purpose are so important," Challenger chief executive, customer ...

'Crises happen': Investors reminded to stay calm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... well-placed to ride out the volatility. "Super is a long-term investment. We expect this week's market falls will have little impact in 20 years - and beyond - when most of today's super fund members will be starting to think about retiring," Linden ...

Cbus plays it steady amid rocky start to the year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... Australian unlisted property, where it's currently underweight and sees capacity to deploy. Meanwhile, Gavin is "just a little bit sanguine on markets," though certainly not exiting equities in any wholesale measures. Why? He noted the S&P 500 delivered ...

Super for housing would benefit 4% of homebuyers: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... found 98% of those who would be able to buy a house also would not need to access their super. "In effect, the policy does little to bring new entrants to home ownership. Instead, it merely enables those already positioned for homeownership to purchase ...

Members press super funds for sustainable investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... an investment where we think that there's a big red flag over the governance side," Pearce said. "There are lots of little investments where you're not screening everything to the last decimal point. It really varies in terms of at what point ...