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Reserve Bank is done at 3.85%: CBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... RBA is particularly concerned about weak productivity." Wage data also plays a role, with the Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released today showing the seasonally adjusted Wage Price Index (WPI) rose 0.8% in March quarter 2023, and 3.7% annually. ...

How this budget was built

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... those earning more $180,000 per year - have already been punished by bracket creep as in 2019-20, according to ATO statistics, they paid two-thirds of all taxes paid by individuals. Company tax revenue, despite the surge in commodity prices in the first ...

Australia's enviable debt levels

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... Australian government securities on issue by the Commonwealth government. State governments, according to Reserve Bank statistics, have about another $500 billion in bonds on issue, bringing the broad Australian government total to almost $1.4 trillion. ...

AFCA appoints lead ombudsman, investments and advice

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... the role, and will serve a second five-year term, commencing June 28. The complaints authority also shared its latest statistics in the six months to December 2022, having received 2538 superannuation complaints and 2454 financial adviser-related complaints. ...

March inflation drops to 7%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has reported a decrease in inflation, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) falling to 7% in the March quarter. ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt attributed the decrease in inflation to a fall in ...

Superannuation changes limit tax benefits for top earners: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... providing coverage to a broader range of members, especially those who are most in need in Australia. According to APRA statistics, in 2021, approximately 8.6 million Australians had death cover, while around 7.7 million had total permanent disability ...

Adviser complaints rise, super complaints decrease

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
... number of superannuation complaints have slashed while those related to financial advisers have shot up, the latest statistics from the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) shows. In the six months to December 2022, AFCA received 2538 superannuation ...

Employment figures no cause for rate hike: Experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... expected lift in jobs in March, however economists say it won't lead to a rate hike. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, unemployment is at the lowest seen since 1974. About 53,000 people got jobs in March - significantly more than the ...

Regulators prioritise emerging areas of risk

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... deputy commissioner Emma Rosenzweig shared a few areas of focus. Rosenzweig said the ATO has just published its major statistics on lost and unclaimed super. "Since November 2019 when we started doing that up to June last year, we proactively consolidated ...

The unique experience of a single woman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... life, single women have plenty on their plates - and all with a serve of financial disadvantage on the side. Global statistics and studies point out that the number of uncoupled women who have never been married is steadily rising and unfortunately those ...