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Fixing retirement system an election priority: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... households that would likely be ineligible for the Age Pension benefiting the most. Grattan believes the $3 million super tax is a good start, but that the threshold should be lowered to $2 million, and the tax raised to 35% while the income threshold ...

Ord Minnett poaches Perpetual advisers amid hiring spree

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... also said that when meeting with prospective advisers, it's not an overnight conversation - Ords assesses whether they're a good cultural fit for the firm. "We want to understand what drives them in terms of their passion for the role and we really want ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
China is now better equipped to absorb US trade tariffs compared to 2018-19 and is poised for growth that can benefit Australia despite the unrelenting trade war, according to experts who spoke at the China Investor Symposium. Amid the spate of universal ...

ASIC, ASFA spar over super fund trustees 'not knowing' their business

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... Longo was "unfounded and unfair." "Australia's phenomenally successful super system is the envy of the world, and with good reason. The typical balanced superannuation fund returned 10.5% to members last year, with some funds returning up to 12%. ...

Cost to maintain comfortable retirement increases

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
Despite a near 10% fall in electricity prices in the December quarter, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) data indicates the cost of maintaining a comfortable retirement has increased further over the past 12 months. The cost ...

Super doesn't have to be 'boring', but innovation is key

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... Superannuation can be seen as really boring, like where innovation goes to die, but when you look under the hood, we've got really good people who are prepared to experiment and test the boundaries around what is possible."

Unlawful hawking practices re-emerge in SMSFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... addition, all advice and recommendations must consider the broad effects arising from the advice, and must be offered in good faith, competently and must not be misleading or deceptive." Burgess warns that SMSFs are not for everyone and are a vehicle ...

Luxury asset investment platform launches for high-net-worth investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
Local technology firm MUSE has developed a platform that links high-net-worth investors and family offices with sellers of investment-grade luxury assets and high-end collectibles. The platform currently offers access to US$150 million worth of investment-grade ...

Managed accounts sector grows to $233bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... year. IMAP chair Toby Potter said there is no doubt that the managed accounts sector is delivering to those investors. "Very good investment performance together with inflows of $14.35 billion in the second half of 2024 added to the strong position the ...

Data is our biggest challenge: Aware Super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... that support large, complex asset owners, it's probably a never-ending journey. "In hindsight, Aware probably wasn't as good at the continuous investment in technology. But that's why [the fund] has done this investment into its whole fund data ...