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ASIC's harsh words to directors: 'It's not meant to be easy'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chair Joe Longo has had enough of company directors complaining about keeping up with their obligations. In a speech to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) Australian Governance ...

Markets, economies benefit from eustress: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... leads to disorganised behaviour, impaired selectivity, and too much excitement," he said. People can also experience not enough stress which leads to impaired attention, boredom, and apathy. "Eustress is that sweet spot in the middle - the Goldilocks ...

Interest rate cut may not come until 2025, experts warn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... the central bank in the coming months. Almost three-quarters of the panel believe the recent inflation numbers are not enough to bring forward the possibility of a cut. Of those that weighed in (28), one in four said the RBA won't start cutting rates ...

Global dividends reached record high in 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... Australian companies grew their dividends or kept them steady, behind the 85% global average. However, the increases were not enough to offset major cuts from mining groups, which contributed to a 10.7% fall in Australian payouts, Janus Henderson said. ...

Simple strategies to overcome gender super gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... today by providing personalised guidance - and simply asking them to have a conversation on whether they are contributing enough to super or on track in saving enough for retirement. "Women make fantastic financial citizens. We pay down our debt faster ...

Super funds convene with assistant treasurer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... "But we know that, on occasion, the super sector has fallen short of meeting those expectations - and that's not good enough. This meeting is a clear signal of the sector's shared resolve to do better - with profit-to-member funds determined ...

Bragg calls for another Financial System Inquiry, critiques ASIC, APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... system on the financial sector, economy, and markets serving as a critical justification. "... the super system is now large enough to influence the economy and spur crony capitalism," he said. Moreover, Bragg advocated that an FSI could facilitate a ...

Super tax is a 'wealth tax': Taylor

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... politician, including, might I say, the prime minister himself and the secretary of treasury," Taylor said. "For those lucky enough to have a defined benefit scheme, they will enjoy deferred payments and rates of tax set entirely by regulation or legislation. ...

Teals will push for super tax indexation: Burgess

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
The SMSF Association has confirmed it likely doesn't have enough senators on its side to block the proposed $3 million superannuation tax, but Teal independents intend to force an amendment ensuring it is indexed. Providing a legislative and technical ...

Commonwealth Bank slapped with $10.3m fine for wage theft

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... bank, CBA lied to its staff and denied they were worse off," she said. "For Australia's richest bank, fines alone were not enough of a deterrent to stop them from knowingly ripping off workers. Those responsible have avoided criminal responsibility this ...