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No big losers in FY22 budget

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... boosting workforce participation and women's economic security, and is expected to see 40,000 people able to work an extra day each week, Frydenberg said. Elsewhere, after many years of lobbying, the threshold that requires workers to earn a minimum ...

Infrastructure investment builds to $170bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... and it's not just concrete and steel. Billed as one of the budget's cornerstone commitments, the government will spend an extra $15 billion over the coming decade on projects around Australia ranging from roads, to ports, to expanding runways at major ...

OPINION: Super for housing was the wrong policy fight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... doubling its capacity to release funds into a first home from $30,000 to $50,000, but as this is based on members putting that extra amount into their superannuation account by way of voluntary contributions, this measure is just for show. Yes, it might ...

Aged care expenditure to jump 37%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
... providers and introducing better choice and control mechanisms. The My Aged Care website and contact centres will receive extra attention through the imposition of higher performance and client satisfaction targets. Disclosure standards of performance ...

Rest offers extra parental leave

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2021
Rest has increased its parental leave for employees who work full time or part time. Eligible employees can now claim 16 weeks of paid parental leave instead of the 14 weeks previously available can be taken flexibly during a 12-month period. Rest chief ...

Chief economist update: Bad news is good news is back

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021
... above the $15/hr federal minimum wage". Voice of America says: "The federal government is continuing to make $300-a-week extra payments to the jobless into early September, on top of less generous state benefits, a provision that will help millions of ...

Research aims to solve cash conundrum

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021
... potentially a higher return than cash, generated from having exposure to local and international shares. In this market, every extra point of return counts," he said. He added that the complexity of this issue is why professional financial adviser is ...

Mandates will flow to transparency: Survey

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... provider to use blockchain technology to record bar information into distributed ledger technology, we are providing an extra layer of security and proof of ownership to the Issuer."

AMP chair faces shareholder ire

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
AMP chair Deborah Hazelton has dodged heavy-hitting questions from shareholders who demanded transparency on the firm's failure to reign in chaotic leadership changes and why they are the last to know about significant announcements. Shareholders ...

Midwinter integrates with myprosperity

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
Midwinter Financial Services has integrated with client portal solution provider myprosperity. Financial advisers using Midwinter's financial planning solution AdviceOS can now log into myprosperity and extract data such as personal details, entities ...