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Superhero Super assets to swell via fund transfer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
Superhero Super's assets are about to double, as it prepares to merge with MYOB's Slate Super and Simple Choice Super. Members have now been informed that Slate Super and Simple Choice Super - both sub-plans of the Grosvenor Pirie Master Superannuation ...

New tool will streamline regulation: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... continuing our engagement to ensure the RIG remains a helpful tool for financial sector stakeholders," Chalmers said. "This release marks an important step forward as we continue to build a financial system that is stronger and more resilient, dynamic ...

Cbus to play key role in new Bluey movie

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
... first animated feature film for Bluey is to be developed by BBC Studios and The Walt Disney Company, slated for a 2027 release. The film is to be rolled out in cinemas across the globe under the Disney banner and later streamed on Disney+. It will also ...

Treasury flags $23bn in CGT benefits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
Treasury has released its most recent Tax Expenditures and Insights Statement, which shows the government is bracing for a spike in Australians claiming investment tax breaks. The statement flagged those claiming capital gains tax (CGT) breaks in the ...

Trustee valuation processes 'concerning': APRA review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
Many superannuation trustees have been told they must improve their valuation governance practices, with APRA finding just 11 have dedicated valuation committees while others involve staff members whose remuneration is tied to asset values in the process. ...

Three universities ditch financial planning courses

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
Three major universities have pulled the plug on their financial planning courses due to the lack of student interest in a major blow for the profession as it struggles to attract new entrants. The University of Wollongong, Queensland University of ...

Unemployment drops below 4%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 3.9% in November, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "With employment rising by 36,000 people and the number of unemployed decreasing by 27,000 people, the ...

Top superannuation policy priorities for 2025: SMC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... bill" to taxpayers. For example, its research shows that a 30-year-old who withdrew $20,000 through the COVID-19 early release of super scheme, could retire with $93,000 less in superannuation, resulting in "taxpayers picking up the tab for higher pension ...

Super framework, SMSFs conducive to financial abuse: Inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... impacts on victim-survivors' financial and retirement prospects," the committee said. A review into the COVID-19 early release of super scheme specifically focusing on the number of members who may have withdrawn savings under coercion was also flagged. ...

Cbus lacks stringent director, expenditure policies: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
An independent review by Deloitte has found little evidence to suggest Cbus' pricey relationship with the CFMEU is in the best financial interests of members. It also found the fund's processes for determining the propriety of board directors ...