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Dutton doubles down on 'super for housing' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... Members Council chief executive Misha Schubert reiterating the point in the wake of Dutton's speech. "Raiding retirement savings for house deposits would just unleash a supercharged price hike in house prices, not create more new home buyers," Schubert ...

AustralianSuper bins WiseTech stake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... identifies in a company, adding that, as a long-term active manager, the fund's role is to allocate members' retirement savings to the companies it believes are most likely to create value over the years to come. "We needed to see a sensible ...

AZ NGA practices merge on road to 'super firm'

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... we've had to work very hard and spend some money upfront, for example on getting our technology right, to bank ongoing savings," Cook said. "It takes some time for the benefits of M&A to flow through, but they are starting to emerge and will only increase ...

What to expect in the 2025 Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... that we have delivered two surpluses, we've got a smaller deficit this year, we have found more than $90 billion worth of savings, we have banked most of the upwards revisions to revenue throughout our time in office, and all that means we have got the ...

Australians 'overwhelmed' by retirement: Aware

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
... uncertain." The research revealed more than three quarters of Australians didn't know they could continue to grow their savings into retirement. "By keeping their super invested, they can draw a flexible income and potentially benefit from a concessional ...

Tranche 2 of DBFO dumps SOAs, enables 'nudges'

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... tape that adds to cost without providing a benefit to consumers. It will also expand access to financial advice about savings, retirement and insurance for all Australians," minister for financial services Stephen Jones said. "The government continues ...

Vanguard ETFs record most consistent monthly net flows: Research

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... suggests it's been successful in building a business model where existing clients invest regular contributions as part of a savings plan, through superannuation or other mechanisms. This could be supported by the success of Vanguard Personal Investor ...

Jones calls out super sector, hints at more reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... understandable, but not an excuse, that funds for so much of the last 30 years have been focused on growing members retirement savings and they have put all their effort into doing a good job on that, and they have. "What they haven't put enough ...

Australia can benefit from China's economic growth amid trade war: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... growth will be consumer confidence, according MarketGrader founder and chief executive Carlos Diez, Chinese household savings have accumulated to nearly US$10 trillion over the past five years. "The increase in Chinese household savings over those five ...

AustralianSuper sued over death benefit delays

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... the fund is considering ASIC's claim carefully and will respond in due course. "Paying out members' retirement savings after they die is the final service we provide them. During COVID, a sharp increase in member deaths and a significant impact ...