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CVC sells 20% stake in Eildon

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
... of Credit Suisse, the fund invested 2.5% in a mixture of the bank's bonds and shares. "Although the shares fell by 50% and one of our bonds may be worthless, the gains on the other bonds enabled the fund to make a small overall gain on Credit Suisse," ...

Slash proposed tax rate for high super balances: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... will be substantially more due to a number of factors including the taxing of unrealised gains, the lack of access to the one third Capital Gains Tax discount that applies to super funds and the lack of access to the benefit of franking credits that ...

Superannuation changes limit tax benefits for top earners: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... covered will make a claim in any given year, over a 40-year working life, an individual (or their dependents) has about a one in five chance of receiving an insurance benefit through group super coverage. In 2021, over 10,000 death benefit insurance ...

Modern slavery on the rise a decade on from Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... money people need to survive. "The pandemic has impacted vulnerable workers who were further exposed," she said. "Safety is one piece of the puzzle, but there is a much bigger issue to solve for." Carlsson also highlighted the gap between the minimum ...

Search funds beat VC, private equity returns

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
... de-risking the acquisition while positioning it for long-term growth. "But it's called search because it's not easy to find one; most search funds will look for a good two years at around 500 to 1000 businesses before acquiring one of sufficient quality," ...

Review calls for Reserve Bank overhaul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
... members today. Interestingly, it's been recommended that the governor not chair the Corporate Governance Board. Instead, one of five external members would be chair and the governor would be a member of the board. The final member would be a chief ...

Women growing super faster than men: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
... retirement savings averaged $111,000 and men had $172,000. Currently, 70.9% of women have a super account while 74.8% of men have one. A decade ago, only 66.2% of women had a super account while men had 74.8%. The gap has effectively reduced from 8.6% ...

TAL, AIA dominate group life market

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
... TAL, and Zurich had a high percentage of finalised death claims, ranging from 90% to 98%, with an average duration of around one month. On the other hand, for total and permanent disability (TPD) claims, Qinsure had the highest percentage of finalised ...

Industry welcomes experience pathway consultation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
... an adviser with 10 years of cumulative experience providing advice between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2021 would meet one part of the educational requirements. Its chief executive Sarah Abood said the association believes that relevant experience ...

Purpose of pause to gather more data: RBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... information accumulated since the previous meeting were relevant to the case for tightening monetary policy further, it explained. One was the upgrade to near-term projections for population growth which it found could put significant pressure on Australia's ...