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SMC pushes for DBFO to curb retiree tax bills

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... Australians aged over 65 and no longer working full-time have yet to transition their super to the retirement-phase. On average, this has them paying about $650 extra in tax per year, it said. Breaking down the numbers, the SMC found a member of this ...

WA best performing state, but economic growth lags

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... activity data was seemingly one of the worst. According to percentage change in the year to September 2024 on a long-run average, WA scored 0.7% at seventh, only ahead of NT (-3.2%). SA tops the category with 8.4%, followed by Queensland (7.9%), the ...

Global dividend strength to continue: Plato

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... said. Pennell added that while overall dividend risk is low, the risk in some sub industries moving into 2025 is "above average". "Our dividend cut modelling shows the chance of cuts in the diversified metals and mining sector remains elevated, reflecting ...

Aussie shares cost 8% more on rebalance days: Dimensional

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... 100, S&P/TSX 60, EURO STOXX 50, and Nikkei 225 between 2014 to 2023. Investors in the local index tend to pay 8% more on average to buy shares on the rebalance date compared to the month prior. This then drops to 2.2% on average in the month following ...

Chief executive misbehaviour stifles investment returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... and in many cases, attract regulatory attention. Corporate Australia has exhibited strong governance practices, with the average governance rating of Australian companies currently higher than the company average in other major global market indexes ...

Financial services deregulation boosts economy by $2bn: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... piecemeal tinkering with superannuation taxes. At 30%, Australia's company tax rate is uncompetitive with an OECD average rate moving towards 20%, the FSC argues, which in turn impacts the country's international competitiveness and discourages ...

Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... in supply chains and sustainability. In fact, 62% of executives plan to fatten their sustainability budgets by 10.5% on average. This represents an increase of 10 percentage points from 2024. Priority areas are climate tech, with 72% of executives planning ...

Coalition members call for superannuation guarantee reform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... Unions (ACTU) responded to the Coalition members' comments, presenting costings that estimated their plan would deprive the average 30-year-old worker of $165,000 in retirement income. ACTU assistant secretary Joseph Mitchel said workers can't afford ...

Unemployment edges up despite jobs added

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... labour statistics Bjorn Jarvis said. "The number of employed people grew by 0.4% in December 2024, slightly higher than the average monthly rise of 0.3% during 2024. It was also higher than the average monthly population growth of 0.2% over the year." ...

The highest paying jobs in financial services: Data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... equity firms are handing out the big bucks as the industry continues to grow. A managing director role attracts the largest average salary within financial services of $450,000, while an investment director can expect $400,000. Those in the C-suite are ...