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Budget deficit to balloon to $42.1bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... has delivered a stronger Budget, with the first back-to-back surpluses in nearly two decades and smaller deficits and lower debt compared to the 2022 Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Outlook (PEFO)," Budget documents said. "The Budget position is cumulatively ...

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

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... pay more taxes in future, because the expenditure is going up another $180 billion in losses coming up. So, the national debt is going to well exceed a trillion dollars, and the interest cost on that bill is going from $28 billion to nearly $40 billion ...

What to expect in the 2025 Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... pre-election Budgets, we expect a boost to discretionary spending. Spending announcements already made include on health, student debt relief, infrastructure, manufacturing, and cost-of-living support. The budget is expected to deliver spending measures ...

Tranche 2 of DBFO dumps SOAs, enables 'nudges'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
The long-awaited Tranche 2 of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes draft package has been released, switching Statements of Advice for Client Advice Records and clarifying what topics super funds can collectively charge for. However, some elements ...

MaxCap names chief risk officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... Britain and Spain. Before the subprime meltdown, Arabatzis had warned the market about its exposure to US collateralised debt obligations. At the time, almost $100 billion of RMBSs had been issued in Australia, of which 80% were placed in overseas and ...

Canada pension fund hires ex-CalPERS CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... largest pension scheme has hired a former CalPERS investment chief who famously led a big push into private equity and private debt. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has confirmed the appointment of Ben Meng as head of investment portfolio management. ...

Madigan names chief executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
Private debt investor Madigan Capital has revamped its leadership team as it gets set for further growth. The specialist commercial real estate debt manager, focused exclusively on institutional clients, has promoted its operating chief to the top job. ...

CEFC funds sustainable real estate credit projects

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... approach" to reducing emissions in Australian construction projects. The CEFC and RECP IV will co-invest in construction debt facilities to lift sustainability standards. Primarily lending to residential and commercial office projects, the projects selected ...

Australia must focus on 'friend-shoring': UNSW

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... of iron ore prices and reliant on bracket creep," it said. "Restoring fiscal sustainability via a balanced budget and low debt can help Australia weather global shocks." Lastly, the report said the government needs to focus on achieving a sustainably ...

Wilson AM to launch first monthly LIC strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... Maximiser (ASX:WMX) aims to provide monthly franked dividends and capital growth by investing in 40-70 equities and corporate debt instruments - the first Australian LIC to do so, Wilson Asset Management (WAM) said. The portfolio will consist of companies ...