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Big spend on cost of living, defence

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... Leave scheme. Along with the new flexibility, the government will broaden the income test to have an additional household income threshold of $350,000, per year. This addition is expected to benefit women who are the main breadwinner for families.

Budget aims to please women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... Parental Leave scheme. Along with the new flexibility, it will broaden the income test to have an additional household income threshold of $350,000, per year. This addition is expected to benefit women who are the main breadwinner for families. Minister ...

One in four Aussies have no super account

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... profile, compared to 23% of women. There is also a disparity in risk profile along socioeconomic lines. Lower household income earners are less likely to invest in a high-risk profile, with only 3% reporting that they do, as opposed to 16% among higher ...

No early super release for DV survivors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... following a relationship breakdown. "After separation or divorce, women experience far more significant drops in household income than men... It is a time-consuming process and for many women it is too costly and is resolved too late to support them ...

ERS spending revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... the second," ABS director of household economic resource surveys Dean Adams said. The ABS found that private household income, including earnings from jobs, investments and super remained stable in real terms - at $2117 per week in September 2020 - when ...

Afterpay reveals US plans, economic impact

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021
... are typically younger, female and on higher-than-average incomes. Just 29% of users sit within in the lowest household income bracket, while 48% sit within the two highest brackets. In a note, Credit Suisse said: "Overall, a generally positive report ...

Limited advice overdue for disruption

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... licensees erring on the side of caution in terms of assisting members with areas like Centrelink entitlements and household income retirement planning. It comes down to an on-boarding experience, she said. "How do you really make sure that any on-boarding ...

How to attract high net worth clients

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... comes to brand affinity, finding that higher incomes bring higher expectations. The report found that increased household income correlates to an increase in the preference for more premium brand features. Those with household incomes above $150,000 ...

Chief economist update: Government spending made money, saved money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
The Morrison government has released its Mid-Year Economic Financial Outlook (MYEFO), proving the old saying 'You must spend money to make money' right. This quote, generally attributed to Roman playwright, poet and philosopher Titus Maccius ...

Chief economist update: Lowe taking interest rates lower

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
The numbers may be better than market expectations but they still don't diminish the fact that Australia's labour market remains weak. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that the country's unemployment rate increased to 6.9% in ...