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NAB commits to $1bn of lending to boost First Nations businesses

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
... accessing capital, and we do this through identifying new ways." NAB seeks to offer capital to businesses through innovative means, he said. "Internally, we are looking at innovations with our product offering, and externally, we're looking at partnerships ...

Government to amend transfer balance cap laws

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2023
... unintentionally impacted due to the original income stream being treated as ceasing and a new one beginning," he said. "This means a new valuation of the capped defined benefit income stream is required which can result in a higher valuation for the ...

WAM launches unit trust, names RE

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... Asset Management and look forward to working closely with them." "Our expertise and decades of experience in fund governance means we're well placed to work effectively with Wilson Asset Management." It is the first fund WAM has launched since 1998. ...

Payday super a seismic change for the industry: ART

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
... said. "We're going to see another 40% move from paying us 12 to 26 times, but some businesses pay wages weekly, so that means you will have to pay super 52 times per year." He said 1 July 2026 will be here before we know it, adding: "Anyone who thinks ...

Lack of income stream drags local retirement system: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... reasonable super balance, Knox said. Other suggestions for how Australia could improve include moderating the assets test on the means-tested Age Pension to increase the net replacement rate for average income earners; introducing a government superannuation ...

Calls for paid menopause leave gather momentum

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... symptoms; the typical menopause symptoms experienced and frequency; and whether a worker's experience with menopause means they're more likely to retire early or less likely to apply for a promotion. "The finance industry has a stubbornly high ...

New advice firm hits Melbourne

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... planning. Interestingly, Source Wealth will also specialise in divorce and personal injury advice services. "Goals-based advice means valuing the number of goals and objectives that advice strategies and services achieve rather than how big a client's ...

KeyInvest, Mantis Funds launch investment bond offering

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... cause a great intergenerational transfer of wealth," Silvy said. "The low-cost and tax-effective nature of investment bonds means they can play an important role in estate planning and wealth transfer."

Magellan mulls converting closed-end fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... it into an open-end fund to "permanently address the trading discount to NAV per Unit, while providing unitholders with a means to still transact on the securities exchange". "A conversion raises considerable complexities requiring significant work to ...

Forager to delist Aussie LIT

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2023
... calendar year 2024. On LinkedIn, Forager chief investment officer and co-founder Steve Johnson said that "this is by no means a certainty and we have lots of work to do on the details." "But, yes, at Forager we have come to the view that a closed-ended ...