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Another industry body urges Division 296 reconsideration

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... the lack of indexation can pose compliance challenges for affected taxpayers. Division 296, which will impose 15% additional tax on super balances over the $3 million threshold once legislated, has made no progress since passing the lower house in October ...

Retirees unfairly targeted by tax: HESTA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
Australians receiving the Age Pension are often subjected to higher marginal tax rates of 60% to 80%, disincentivising them from being more active in the workforce, new research from HESTA suggests. The research said in some extreme cases, these rates ...

FEATURE: Back in action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... Saikal-Skea acknowledges there is still inherent risk with this approach, advisers and their clients can also take advantage of a tax loophole. "There's risk there, but that's something that's quite popular and that feeds into debt recycling," he says. ...

Retirement lifestyle costs continue to rise: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... independence in retirement than we have ever seen before," Delahunty said. "Voluntary contributions to super, with their significant tax benefits, can also make a big difference to those wanting to feel more certain about the future. "Contributing extra ...

Samuel Terry bids for Eildon again

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
... real estate investor, reported total revenues of $5.1 million, down from $7.5 million year on year. It made a net loss after tax of $5.7 million largely driven by $8 million of one-off adjustments. Eildon runs the Eildon Capital Trust (ECT), which has ...

NZ Super delivers 11.84%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has delivered a pre-tax return of 11.84% after costs for the year ended 30 June 2025. Total fund size was up $8.4 billion from a year earlier, ending the 2025 financial year at $85.1 billion. Guardians of New Zealand ...

CFS, Wellington Management team up on new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) has announced the launch of the CFS Wellington Global Small Companies Fund, made available on its FirstChoice and Edge platforms. The fund is managed by Boston-based Wellington Management and designed to provide investors ...

Allow couples tax-free super splitting: Hume

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... part of divorce proceedings. However, this no longer requires a court order, and there is now standard forms and recognised tax treatments of a rollover amount when a marriage or relationship has ended. "So why not allow it to occur during the relationship?" ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... not human anymore." Another weakness is that many apps pull from old data and miss up-to-date information - whether it be tax rates or the Superannuation Guarantee and the like. "If you're 90% confident in your understanding of a topic and want a ...

Schroder urges 'open dialogue' with government

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
AustralianSuper chief executive Paul Schroder has warned that while superannuation funds may have the capital to invest in future infrastructure projects, the government should bear the risks. Speaking at the National Press Club, Schroder said the potential ...