Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 1651 - 1660 of 6134 results for "Australians"

Budget to back aspiring homeowners

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... Guarantee Scheme ensures part of an eligible buyer's home loan is guaranteed by the government, in theory enabling Australians to buy a home sooner with a smaller deposit and without needing to pay lenders mortgage insurance. So far, 60,000 Australians ...

Accountants lobby for 10 budget reforms

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
... for working holiday makers, now borders are open. CA ANZ also suggests an increase in rental assistance for older Australians. "Our members work closely with people from all walks of life. One of our major concerns is about retired single people with ...

Key Budget measure won't help economy: Academic

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
... investment in mental health will also likely feature in the Budget as the government will looks to curry favour with Australians ahead of the election later this year, academics said. Fixed at 44.2 cents a litre on all fuel types, reducing the fuel excise ...

Childcare key to super gap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... rate could change this. Modelling in the report found that increasing the affordability of childcare would mean that Australians have an extra $35 billion in super by 2050, with $20 billion of this in the accounts of low to middle income earners, many ...

Generational home ownership gap widens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
... Australia, with young Aussies living with mum and dad much longer than previous generations. A survey of more than 1000 Australians by Finder sought to find out how old they were when they reached major life milestones. The survey shows the number of ...

Ashurst launches super offering, hires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
Law firm Ashurst has launched a superannuation offering, combining legal, regulatory and risk expertise, with the firm hiring to lead the offering. Ashurst appointed superannuation lawyer Scott Charaneka as partner. He joins from Thomson Geer where ...

Midwinter scores AIA mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
... excited about the partnership and Midwinter's ability to support our goal of enhancing the financial wellbeing of Australians." Commenting on the mandate, Midwinter's chief commercial officer Steve Davison said: "We're proud to have been selected as ...

ASIC issues warning to finfluencers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
... they risk substantial penalties and put investors at risk." Research undertaken by ASIC last year found that 33% of Australians aged 18-21 follow at least financial influencer online. It also found that 64% of young people changed at least one of their ...

Super should help secure home loans: Inquiry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... which is an unexpected and infrequent occurrence in Australia. This approach should limit negative impacts on younger Australians and women." The committee clarified that such a measure would be dependent on also implementing other recommendations to ...

TAL wins life company award for 2021

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
... insurance sector. "Most important is the ongoing role they play in providing certainty and security to millions of Australians, which has never been more important than today," he said.