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LIC restructures to ETMF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
... listing of the ETMF that they were prepared for up to 30% of the fund to sell-out at IPO - however hoped that this would be offset by retail investors who find the new structure more attractive.

Fostering the ageing workforce

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
... life and Australians delaying retirement has led to the doubling of those aged over 55 in the workforce and they could offset adverse economic impacts, according to CEPAR. The Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research found those aged over 55 ...

Chief economist update: China and Australia's interdependence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
While China continues to ramp up its attempts to bring Australia to heel through rhetoric, threats and measures limiting/banning imports of Australian products - from barley to lobsters to wine - into its shores, China remains our top export market. ...

Budget no cure for hangover from last one

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... that Birks said was disappointing. There was nothing for paid parental leave, no adjustment to the low-income super tax offset, nothing to address the COVID-19 super gap, the gender super gap or the concerns of older, single women who are currently retiring ...

New responsible agricultural fund seeks $300m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... in large scale programs to sequester carbon in the soils and generate carbon credits and sell them to those seeking to offset their carbon emissions. The carbon credits market is tipped to be worth $8.25 billion by 2027, he said. Packhorse has been operating ...

TIAA commits to net zero

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
The latest institutional investor to commit to a net zero carbon emissions target is a $1.7 trillion US pension fund. The Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA) has committed to net-zero by 2050 in its $280 billion general account. The account ...

Personal, business tax cuts revealed

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
The government has retained the low-and-middle income tax offset (LMITO) for another year and introduced a tax cut for small to medium businesses in the 2021/22 budget in a bid to create more jobs and support business investment. Low-and middle-income ...

What to expect from the budget

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... stay as they are, low and middle income earners face a tax rise because of the abolition of the low and middle income tax offset. Tax rises will be between $255 and $1080, with the worst affected earning between $48,001 and $90,000 per annum," he said. ...

Government launches digital economy strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2021
... to this, $35.7 million is being deployed to support emerging aviation technologies and a including a digital games tax offset of 30% to encourage investment in the global game development market. The complete digital economy strategy will be released ...

Chief economist update: Low for longer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2021
... increased to 1.1% following a rise of 0.9% in the December quarter. Price rises in tobacco and furnishings were partially offset by falls in rents, automotive fuel and utilities." While the annual rate of change in the headline CPI continued to improve ...