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FICAP RockStar slated for July

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... Industry Community Aid Program's (FICAP) annual Who wants to be a RockStar? event is returning in July and, for the first time, the event's winner will take home an incredible prize. FICAP's flagship event will take place in Sydney on Thursday, July ...

Pay gaps at super funds, fund managers revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... 23.6%, according to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), with individual employer pay gaps reported for the first time as part of the government's strategy to solve the problem costing the economy $51.8 billion each year. According to the ...

Super contribution caps to rise on July 1

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... cap will rise from $27,500 to $30,000, while the non-concessional cap will rise from $110,000 to $120,000. It is the first time the caps have been raised in three years. The caps are indexed to AWOTE in increments of $2500, while the non-concessional ...

SIX launches share platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... Verwey said. "Our users are likely going to be coming from a big bank broker or they're going to be trading for the first time. It's also really important to note that people that trade on SIX will own their own shares and have their own HIN ...

Cash rate unchanged at 4.35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... and the unemployment rate and the broader underutilisation rate are expected to increase a bit further." This is the first time the RBA has convened in what will be one of the eight meetings scheduled for 2024. The number of meetings has reduced from ...

SMSFA prepares delegates for major super tax reform

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... perspective, and give you the lens of all the professionals that are helping trustees make their retirement goals." For the first time, the conference is offering more audit CPD hours. "We recognise the importance of SMSF auditors. This year, in particular ...

Unlisted asset valuation practices under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... review" of funds' exposures to unlisted assets later this year. Combining its policy and supervision priorities for the first time to give regulated entities a better idea of what to expect in the year ahead, APRA said it is focused on "protecting the ...

Gender pay gap reporting to be scrutinised

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... 2022 - 31 March 2023 reporting. While many companies have been reporting this data for some years now, this is the first time the information will be made publicly available. In Australia, women's salary increases are failing to keep up with men. ...

Ethical ETF assets surge in 2023: Analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... $250 billion in 2022, according to the latest Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) report. For the first time in years, the total responsible investment AUM declined from $1.542 trillion in 2021 to $1.293 trillion in 2022, a $249 billion ...

AFCA reports unprecedented complaint spike

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
... complaints from consumers and small businesses unable to resolve disputes with financial firms in 2023. This marks the first time Australia's financial dispute resolution scheme crossed the 100,000-complaint threshold in a single year, reflecting a 23% ...