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Budget 2024: Government heeds industry calls to better support women

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... indexed annually, and paying superannuation on government paid parental leave. He reinforced that, if Labor wins the next election the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme will include Superannuation Guarantee contributions from 1 July 2025. ...

Super for housing 'economically reckless': SMC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024
... was disappointed to see the superannuation system being treated as a "political football" in the lead-up to the Federal election, slamming its portrayal as a "silver bullet solution" to a complex housing crisis. "After having this proposal soundly rejected ...

Australia's budget position ranks second among G20 nations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
... "substantial risks" to public finances remain. The risks of fiscal slippages are especially high given that 2024 is the "Great Election Year," with elections in 88 economic areas representing more than half of the world's population. "Support for increased ...

Former AMP Capital research lead joins family office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... worked as a political advisor in the Howard government before joining the Property Council of Australia after the 2007 election. He also did a stint with CBRE. In 2014, Dixon founded Colliers Edge, a real estate data platform. After working in real estate ...

Chalmers expected to deliver Budget surplus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... revealed a deficit reduction of $1.1 billion, an improvement of $12.8 billion from earlier projections. Since the last election, the government has identified $49.6 billion in savings, leading to a cumulative improvement of $211.4 billion in the underlying ...

Institutional investors shift gears amid 'new market regime'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
Nuveen's latest global institutional investor survey shows that investors are adjusting risk management and asset allocation strategies due to geopolitical tensions, higher rates, market volatility, and upcoming elections, with three themes dominating ...

Markets, economies benefit from eustress: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
While individuals can benefit from good levels of stress or "eustress", so too do financial markets and economies, according to an investment expert, who says that this can help move toward normalisation following a turbulent number of years. La Trobe ...

Government dawdling on paid parental leave super: Greens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... the PPL scheme will include superannuation guarantee contributions from next year, but only if it wins the next federal election in 2025. According to Larissa Waters, the leader of the Greens in the senate and spokesperson on women, it's outrageous to ...

Managed account FUM closes in on $200bn milestone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... platform for growth in 2024. Concerns around service inflation remaining elevated and geopolitical uncertainty around the US election continue to be potential headwinds." Also commenting on the increase, IMAP chair Toby Potter said: "The platform providers' ...

Super on unpaid parental leave extended in Western Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... Albanese government announced last week it would pay super on paid parental leave for government workers if it wins the next election in May next year. The initiative will standardise access to superannuation on unpaid parental leave across the WA public ...