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Super tax debate suffocates action for low-income Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2025
... financial experts spar over the $3 million super tax, which will only affect a fraction of Australians, another critical problem is being ignored. The "vast majority" of people under 30 will never have more than $3 million in super, according to Australia ...

Stockbroking faces 'perception problem'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
Experts at the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association's (SIAA) 2025 conference have told the industry it needs to work to improve its public perception, particularly around the profession of stockbroking. Morgans Financial chief executive ...

Wealth management has never looked better: Knox

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
Appearing at the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association's (SIAA) conference this week, Otivo chair Ian Knox discussed the shifting nature of Australia's wealth management industry, saying he's never seen it look so good - but it ...

Inflation figures point to May rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
... Chanana said while a May interest rate cut is still widely expected from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), the inflation problem remains. "Australia's inflation surprise reinforces that we're not past the inflation problem yet - especially with tariff ...

Super lobbies welcome bipartisan support to fight financial abuse

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
... perpetrators can no longer inherit their victim's super. In a formal response to SMC, the Coalition said it recognised the problem and if elected would "work with stakeholders to best address the matters raised in this recommendation". In a broader policy ...

Australian equity fund manager in a league of its own: Mercer survey

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
An Australian equity fund manager has run circles around its rivals over the year to March, according to Mercer's most recent investment survey. The Forager Funds Management Australian Shares Fund returned 21.7% before fees, outperforming all 123 investment ...

Div 296 must proceed to strengthen 'fairness' in superannuation: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
Ahead of the federal election, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has urged all contesting parties to consider its recommendations to "protect and strengthen" the super sector. The peak body is calling for specific reforms in ...

ASIC asks for input on reportable situations, IDR dashboards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
The corporate regulator plans to introduce two interactive dashboards that would track firm-level reportable situations and internal dispute resolution (IDR) data to push financial firms to lift their game. ASIC is consulting on plans to publish dashboards ...

NPP not suitable as the primary payment system for payday super

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
Payday super, coming into effect 1 July 2026 pending the current draft legislation, could bring a world of problems once introduced, including payroll and tax obligations for Australian small and medium enterprises (SMEs), experts claimed. One of the ...

CA ANZ launches AI fluency certificate for finance professionals

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... members and finance professionals to embrace Gen AI. This critical technology is helping augment their key skills, including problem-solving, critical thinking, adaptive mindset, and ethical oversight," Hann said. Co-designer of the certificate, AI and ...