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Ausfood Super appoints chief executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... Super. In April 2021, MTAA Super merged with Tasplan to become Spirit Super. In 2023, AMIST Super rebranded as part of its push to broaden its membership base.

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

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... support. Removing unrealised capital gains and indexation of the $3 million balance were two amendments the industry wanted to push through but fell through the cracks. If passed, it will be included under the new Division 296 of the Income Tax Assessment ...

Why more women aren't in financial services

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... but the knock on is in terms of flexibility. There are no real part-time opportunities, other than work from home. If the push is to hire more women, they need to be flexible on what they're offering other than just a day or two working from home." The ...

Unemployment edges up despite jobs added

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
Australia's labour market has remained strong in the December 2024 read, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 4% in December. "With employment rising by 56,000 ...

Government bolsters funding for payday super reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... Australians out of the full transformative benefits of our retirement system and leaves people poorer when they retire. A unified push is needed to stamp it out," she said. ASFA chief executive Mary Delahunty also noted that this reform would see workers ...

Perpetual takeover 'not in the best interests of shareholders'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
... applied, Perpetual's total tax bill could rise to an estimated $488 million, not including penalties and interest. This would push the previously estimated tax range of $106 million to $227 million, announced in August, to a new range of $493 million ...

Unemployment drops below 4%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... points higher than March 2020." VanEck head of investments and capital markets Russel Chesler said the low unemployment may push back hopes for an interest rate cut early next year. "A spike in the unemployment rate would be a red flag for the RBA and ...

Top superannuation policy priorities for 2025: SMC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
Super Members Council (SMC) has set out its key policy priorities in 2025 to further strengthen the superannuation system. The advocacy group, which represents over 11 million people, has called for no changes to the superannuation system's fundamental ...

Investment habits of the generations revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... Fidelity international head of wholesale, Australia, Lauren Jackson said. "There is a risk that a 'get rich quick' mindset could push younger investors off track from achieving their financial goals, particularly with cryptocurrencies and finfluencers ...

MSC Trustees names general manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
... Sydney, such as Kylie Holbrook and Darren Grantham in the MSC Trustees relationship management team, as MSC continues to push into the Sydney market. MSC Group operates an independent platform for trustee, custody, registry, fund administration and licensing ...