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HESTA changes investment fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
... 30. "This reduction in minimum balance will open up access to Income Stream products for more members, providing them with tax-free investment returns and the HESTA Retirement Reward, if eligible," Blakey said. "It's about adapting to the realities ...

Perpetual dumps 23m Myer shares

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... much as 30% after announcing its full year results on Tuesday. The embattled retailer reported a fall in net profit after tax of $36.8 million for the year, down 30% on last year. On a statutory basis, the business reported a net loss of $211.2 million ...

Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... high-net-worth individuals and non-profit clients have all helped bolster FUM. For many clients who engage their accountant for tax advice and already have superannuation strategies in place, Stockspot head of advice Sarah King says they come to Stockpot ...

Platinum pushes for L1 Capital merger ahead of EGM

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
... performance fees of $82.5 million for the period. Platinum recently reported a 31% drop in adjusted operating profits before tax in 2025. The statutory net profit before tax was down more than 60% to $27.5 million. Platinum said it earned "negligible" ...

Stockspot reduces fees to increase accessibility

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
... ownership of their investments on individual HINs, automatic rebalancing to keep risk in check, and professional advice and tax reporting. "Over the last decade, we've proven that this approach works. Our portfolios have outperformed 100% of equivalent ...

Age Pension to increase on September 20

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
... is 14% in FY25, up from 11%. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey welcomed the increase to the Age Pension but said current tax settings for recipients are a disincentive to workforce participation. "The current system hasn't kept pace with this modern ...

Aura Group explores ASX listing, appoints advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... E&P Capital to advise on it. Steinepreis Paganin and BTP Law will provide legal counsel, and Crowe will advise on audit and tax as Aura undertakes a pre-IPO capital raise to add to existing balance sheet capacity. It will seed new funds and warehouse ...

Rest invests $390m in US REIT

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
Rest has made a $390 million (US$250m) contribution as part of a co-investment with funds managed by Blue Owl Capital into US-based real estate investment trust STORE Capital. The super fund said the property investment shows how growing demand for ...

Another industry body urges Division 296 reconsideration

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... the lack of indexation can pose compliance challenges for affected taxpayers. Division 296, which will impose 15% additional tax on super balances over the $3 million threshold once legislated, has made no progress since passing the lower house in October ...

Retirees unfairly targeted by tax: HESTA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
Australians receiving the Age Pension are often subjected to higher marginal tax rates of 60% to 80%, disincentivising them from being more active in the workforce, new research from HESTA suggests. The research said in some extreme cases, these rates ...