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Global dividends reached record high in 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
The latest Global Dividend Index by Janus Henderson Investors revealed global dividends experienced an uptick of 5% on an underlying basis, reaching a record of US$1.66 trillion in 2023. The report revealed the year closed on a particularly positive ...

Government consults on options to improve performance test

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... strong returns for members, such as the energy transition and affordable housing," Chalmers said. "The test benchmarks were never meant to serve as a prescription on how to invest, but we understand that this is how some industry stakeholders have viewed ...

Coalition appoints shadow assistant treasurer, financial services minister

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
... the largest issue for many Australians. Too many Australians feel the great Australian dream is out of reach and they will never own a home. It is unacceptable. Home ownership has an unparalleled economic and social benefit," Bragg said in accepting ...

Advisers show growing interest in ASX-listed Bitcoin ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
VanEck chief executive and managing director of Asia Pacific Arian Neiron has reported an increase in interest from financial advisers and brokers for a Bitcoin ETF on the ASX. Since the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved 11 Bitcoin ...

More than 40% of women unprepared for retirement: CFS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... feel financially prepared for retirement, compared to just 20% of those without an adviser. "One in three women who have never received advice said they don't seek any guidance about their finances, from any sources," Power said. "Engaging with your ...

DASS settlement pending court approval, victims urged to claim

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... administration. It is unlikely Dixon Advisory will remain a member of AFCA after 8 April 2024. It is therefore probably now or never for the remaining SMSFs who have not yet lodged complaints." The CSLR officially opens on April 2. Jo-Anne Bloch has ...

Warren Buffet honours Charlie Munger in Berkshire shareholder letter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... than settling for fair business at wonderful prices, abandoning his previous approach inspired by Benjamin Graham. "Charlie never sought to take credit for his role as creator but instead let me take the bows and receive the accolades. In a way, his ...

Proposed super tax requires perspective: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... SMSFs must bear in mind is that Division 296 targets future gains from 30 June 2025. "The gains we're making now are never captured by Div 296 as long as we get valuations right at 30 June 2025," she said. Division 296, she emphasised, will make ...

QIC, super funds pour more into Queensland space tech

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... in Australian aerospace is often talked about, but it's Adam and his team knuckling down and making it happen," he said. "Never has an Australian-made, Australian-owned rocket launched into orbit, and we join the nation in eager anticipation as all eyes ...

ANZ gets green light for Suncorp merger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... company" at a time when the value of insurance and the need for continued investment in a vibrant private insurance sector had never been greater. "Our ability to meet the rapidly evolving needs of insurance customers and address increasingly complex ...