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The tax system is being weaponised to inflict abuse, ombudsman says

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
... develop and provide mandatory training to frontline officers, who'll refer cases of financial abuse to a specialist team - the point of referral for alleged abuse. The tax collection agency said it will also refine its procedures and guidelines on the ...

Investors brace as US unleashes tariffs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
US President Donald Trump has unleashed a barrage of tariffs on just about every country, imposing a blanket 10% tariff on all imports from all countries, plus higher reciprocal tariffs on many countries to offset what he believes are barriers to US ...

Insurance in super remains a mystery to millions of Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... default insurance cover typically begins at age 25, despite having already passed that threshold. SCA's view is that the point at which people are being defaulted into insurance is precisely the time when "super funds should do more" to engage them in ...

Navigating the impact investment sector for instos

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... built a 1% of impact investments into our original climate change roadmap," Weier said. "That also helps, from a portfolio point of view, in diversification; we look at impact investment as a form of diversification that could offer uncorrelated returns..." ...

Dutton doubles down on 'super for housing' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... long been slammed by the superannuation sector with Super 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 ...

Active Super PM opens asset consultant

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
Active Super senior portfolio manager Ken Pholsena has launched an asset consultancy to help wholesale clients fine-tune their investment strategies across multiple asset classes. Pholsena spent 16 years at Active Super and its predecessor the Local ...

Infocus adds to leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... operational excellence." Founder and managing director Darren Steinhardt said: "The financial advice sector is at a turning point and advisers need a trusted partner who not only understands their unique challenges but is deeply and actively invested ...

Australia can lead energy transition, climate investing: Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
Australia should seize the next four years as an opportunity to be a leader in climate investing and the energy transition by taking advantage of the US President Donald Trump's hardline anti-ESG stance, a panel of experts say. Australia has the ...

Holding mega-cap stocks could be detrimental: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
The historically high levels of concentration in equity markets of recent years, powered by a handful of mega-caps, points to a likely resurgence of diversified strategies over the next decade, according to new research by Scientific Beta. Scientific ...

Green technology, clean energy receive Budget boost

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
Aligned with the Future Made in Australia agenda, the government is continuing to invest billions into green technologies and the energy transition. The federal government has also allocated funding for innovative technology and clean energy manufacturing ...