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Investors brace as US unleashes tariffs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... impact on confidence, prices, real household incomes and the potential for ongoing disruption to hiring and investment plans means global growth and inflation will be worse off under this new regime." Janus Henderson global head of multi-asset Adam Hetts ...

Fink takes private markets to next level

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... 500. Once that happens, private markets will be accessible, simple markets," he said. "Easy to buy. Easy to track. And that means capital will flow more freely throughout the economy. The prosperity flywheel will spin faster, generating more growth - ...

Insurance in super remains a mystery to millions of Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... differ radically between funds and may be designed for a cohort that doesn't match an individual's needs," SCA said. "This means people are exposed to significant risks if they aren't across the intricacies of the individual policy they're paying for ...

Modern family offices want values aligned, pioneer companies

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... frameworks. "Within that, we put what we now call a 'total impact portfolio approach' across our foundation, which means we consider impact in every single decision alongside financial returns. We still seek a market rate, risk-adjusted return...[but] ...

Labor accelerates defence spending

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... structure, he said, underpinned by a $330 billion investment in the Defence Integrated Investment Program out to 2033-34. This means that defence funding will exceed 2.3% of GDP by the early 2030s. This includes a $50.3 billion investment provided in ...

New tax cuts for every Australian 'a complete joke': UNSW

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... income between $18,201 and $45,000 will be reduced to 15%, with a further reduction to 14% effective from 1 July 2027. This means that every Australian taxpayer will receive an extra tax cut of up to $268 from 1 July 2026 and up to $536 every year from ...

Government makes record commitment to Medicare

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... pressure off Australian families, Chalmers said. Incentives will be paid to practices that choose to fully bulk bill. It also means there will be around 4800 fully bulk billing practices across the country, saving patients about $860 million per year. ...

What to expect in the 2025 Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... billion worth of savings, we have banked most of the upwards revisions to revenue throughout our time in office, and all that means we have got the debt down substantially and we're saving on interest costs. So, we have been managing the Budget very ...

Mine Super and TWUSUPER merger official

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... benefits for our members and continue to help them achieve the retirement they deserve." For TWUSUPER members, a merged entity means a reduction in annual administration fee by 50%, while direct expense recovery fees will lower by 36%. They will also ...

State Super: In decline but doing fine

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... speeds. The defined benefit side, essentially a long pension fund, is bleeding out slowly. It's not fully funded, which means the government contributions and investment returns are coming in, nevertheless there's still a drift of negative cash flow ...