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Superannuation changes limit tax benefits for top earners: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... who'll be most impacted by the proposed superannuation changes are predominately males aged 60 and above. Among those affected, approximately half are already retired, while those who are still working are mostly in professional occupations. "Those ...

Modern slavery on the rise a decade on from Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... the way you go about setting up a good grievance mechanism is that you need to talk to the people that are going to be affected by the harms. "That's the step that companies have been reluctant to take - involving those that have been affected in ...

APRA consults on approach to combining product histories

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
... product information paper into a legal instrument, removing the need for APRA to make individual determinations for every affected product. "In short, the draft technical determination would modify the actual return formula in reg 9AB.12(2) and the benchmark ...

Super reform "takes away the right to be tax exempt"

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... cap isn't indexed, around 500,000 individuals currently saving for retirement or already retired could be adversely affected. However, Bradford emphasised the overlooked fact that the actual cap in today's dollars is around $2.6 million, depending ...

Super funds have the power to make change: Advocates

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... of? Potentially disabilities, as you get older long-term can become a problem. All the different diversity streams are affected by disability because it can happen to absolutely anybody at any time. That's why it's important to care about it," he ...

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... woman's life. A 2021 study by Circle In and the Victorian Women's Trust found 80% of women experiencing menopause were affected at work but only 70% would feel comfortable speaking with their manager about it. The same study found many women ...

Giving hope: Recent regulatory wins

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... more than 200,000 de facto couples in Western Australia, many of whom are women who may have been disproportionately affected by the previous arrangements. With this change, de facto partners will be able to split what is often their largest asset, promoting ...

Super a big national advantage: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... that if the $3 million superannuation cap isn't indexed, hundreds of thousands of Australians will potentially be affected. The third objective on the government's agenda, is to maximise super investment opportunities, "particularly in areas ...

Residential mortgages will defy headwinds: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
... borrowers, Australia will be underpinned by strong employment conditions and that lenders with proactively work with affected borrowers to minimise any dislocation in mortgage markets and systemic risk. Foresight calculates that investor exposed to mortgage/residential ...

Dodgy advice bill nears $5bn: ASIC

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... receiving in return," said Press. "The subsequent programs have resulted in very significant remediation payments to affected consumers." ASIC warned it will continue to monitor the implementation and finalisation of remaining programs.