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Senate calls to overhaul super fund boards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... who want their super to prioritise their interests over the interests of corporate shareholders," Mitchel said. "This proposal is further evidence that Peter Dutton and the Coalition are unashamedly on the side of the big banks, not workers. When super ...

Australians don't trust politicians with their super: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... in raising taxes is eroding Australian's trust in the government on the eve of the federal election. He called for the proposal to be shelved in favour of an economy-wide, evidence-based tax review after the next election. "The government's superannuation ...

Jones flags drafting of Tranche 2 legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones said Tranche 2 of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms remains a priority before he bows out of politics but fell short of confirming when the draft bill will see the light of day. Jones told a recent ...

Execs face shareholder backlash over pay: Georgeson

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
The ASX300 experienced heightened shareholder opposition to executive remuneration proposals in 2024 for the second consecutive year, according to shareholder services provider Georgeson. Forty of Australia's 300 biggest listed companies received a ...

Insignia Financial receives bid from Brookfield

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
... arrangement for $4.60 cash per share or the potential alternative to acquire scrip in Brookfield's unlisted bid vehicle. The proposal represents the same price as the current proposals on the table from both CC Capital Partners - made on January 17 - ...

Syfe bids for SelfWealth, ups BFG's offer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... share and edged AxiCorp out of the race. With the assistance of financial and legal advisers, SelfWealth said Svava's proposal "while indicative and non-binding, could be considered to become a superior proposal." However, SelfWealth's board ...

The regulatory pendulum has swung too far: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... tax on balances with over $3 million as "symbolic of everything that's wrong with the tax debate in Australia." "The proposal breaches fundamental tax policy principles, by taxing unrealised gains," Briggs said. "The proposed superannuation tax is also ...

Chalmers' claims on super tax are 'misleading': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... consultation Chalmers has claimed happened was not genuine engagement but a procedural formality. "It started with a fixed proposal to tax unrealised gains and not index the cap, and there was no deviation from these positions - despite compelling evidence ...

$3m super tax will level playing field: Australia Institute

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... many are doing it tough, The Australia Institute says. The Australia Institute chief economist Greg Jericho said the proposal to reduce the tax concession on balances over $3 million is a much-needed reform to Australia's superannuation system, even ...

Grattan Institute renews calls for best-in-show super funds, partial annuitisation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... panel. " Extending 'best-in-show' to the retirement phase is simple and makes sense," Grattan said. "Under our proposal, there should be criteria that covers funds' performance against the Retirement Income Covenant. Top-10 status should ...