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Women-led super funds outperform over medium, long run

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... super funds were held by women, being chair, trustee director, or chief executive. At that time, 11 of the 13 funds with above-average proportion of women in leadership roles outperformed over three years.

Finance candidates lose salary bargaining power: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... as employers reject double-digit pay increases. Financial services employees looking for a new role are asking for a 15% above-market pay increase on average and many are not getting them, according to Robert Half's latest salary survey. Less than ...

Chalmers' promise to end super wars foiled by criticism

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... on balances but if the government has determined on this policy, having a 'threshold' with earnings on balances above the cap taxed at a reduced concessional rate would be our preferred option," Burgess said. "Initial fears of a hard cap targeting ...

Super tax break crackdown to hit $410bn in savings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... not. It's simply a return to Reasonable Benefit Limits that operated up until 2007," Dunnin said. "RBLs were limits above which fund members would no longer be eligible for the 15% concessional tax on their investments. The delightful irony is that ...

Aussie equities withstand test of time: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
... lowest volatility after Canada. "Our bond market produced an annualised real return since 1900 of 1.6% in AUD terms, well above all country average of 0.6% p.a.," McAuley said. "Australia finds itself in the fortunate position of being the world's largest ...

NGS Super taps Robeco for major equities mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
... "It goes to the work we've done to identify where we believe we can have more confidence in generating excess returns above the benchmark is what is important in a [Your Future, Your Super] YFYS world." Head of Robeco Australia Stephen Dennis said ...

Dataset to ease policy planning for ageing population

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... professions like teaching - are expected to retire around 66 years of age. Finally, those who have completed Year 10 and above were expected to retire just after their 65 th birthday. Of note, Rawnsley said the tendency to retire later in life is most ...

AMP profits, declares first dividend since 2019

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
... people create their tomorrow," George said. AMP added that its balance sheet is strong, with close to $1 billion surplus above its targeted capital level. In total, as at December 31, AMP's capital position for FY22 was $3 billion. The final 2.5c dividend ...

Recession risk for Australia minimal: Forum

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... between 1-3%, he said. "The consensus is that inflation is peaking about now and will reduce throughout 2023, albeit finishing above the Reserve Bank of Australia's target range to close out the year." Inflation hit a whopping 7.8% at the end of ...

RBA hikes interest rates to 10-year high, flags further increases

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... its April meeting. If at that point we fail to see an easing in inflation and the labour market, we may see the cash rate above 4% by mid-year."