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Super tax debate suffocates action for low-income Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2025
As politicians, industry groups, and financial experts spar over the $3 million super tax, which will only affect a fraction of Australians, another critical problem is being ignored. The "vast majority" of people under 30 will never have more than ...

ANZ Staff Super loses investment head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... roles at WorkCover NSW and Mercer. The brief tenure adds weight to industry speculation that ANZ Staff Super, among the very few remaining corporate funds, may be considering merger options. Potential partners mentioned in market discussions include ...

Most investment managers see outflows - but who captured the most?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
Over the past year, most investment managers recorded net outflows, however, a few defied that trend in a big way, netting over $1 billion, according to Rainmaker Information. Of the 160 managers in Rainmaker's database, 90 had net outflows, with a ...

Wealth management has never looked better: Knox

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... technology from platforms. They talk about transforming advice and being able to boost client numbers from 90 to 120 in a few years - that isn't transformational," Knox said. "We have nearly 14 million people in this country seeking guidance and ...

RBA cut expected, but then what?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... Hennessy added that markets are now pricing in a 20% to 30% recession probability - which is down from about 50% to 60% a few months ago. "To me, markets are becoming a bit complacent to some of the downside risks that we still see out there," he said. ...

Inside Colonial First State's fund manager selection overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... delivering consistent performance over rolling three-year periods." He said that many of CFS's current managers have "a few more degrees of freedom" than those it's used in the past, whose fishing pond was in very narrow segments of the market ...

Bennelong partners with Allspring for fund launch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
Bennelong Funds Management has partnered with Allspring Global Investments to distribute its global income strategy across Australia and New Zealand. Bennelong expects to launch the Allspring Global Income Fund as a unit trust in June this year, offering ...

Chalmers lays down the law on super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
... unrealised gains exists in other parts of the super system. "It's not unique to what we are proposing. It affects very few people. It's still concessional treatment. It's been part of our budget for a little while now. It's been before the ...

Labor vs Liberal: Which government is better for Australian stocks?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
Labor has secured 93 of the 150 seats up for grabs in the House of Representatives, with a few still in doubt - more than Kevin Rudd or Bob Hawke claimed in their maiden election victories - but does this historic win over the Coalition spell bad news ...

US financial market dominance can't last indefinitely: MSCI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... some significant headwinds at the moment. Chief among them is a steep decline in private equity distributions over the past few years, following post-pandemic interest rate increases. Distributions to investors from recent vintages of private venture ...