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Super tax concessions cost $54.5bn in lost revenue: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... support retired Australians living in poverty." In addition, the research found that Australia still experiences above average rates of poverty in retirement, coming in at the sixth highest rate in the OECD. The top 20% of income earners receive more ...

ECB drops interest rates to 3.75%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
The European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates by 0.25% to 3.75% - the first decrease in five years. The rate cut affects three key ECB interest rates based on an inflation outlook, the dynamics of underlying inflation, and the strength of monetary ...

Future Fund, QIC finalise new deal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... Eastlink provide reliable long-term returns and help to protect the portfolio from sustained higher inflation and interest rates." Meanwhile, QIC transport origination head Nicola Palmer said: "The Future Fund has a long track record of investing in ...

Inflation debate: Older Australians accused of driving crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... inflation after it conceded people aged over-65 are spending more, having "made bank" on the back of increased interest rates. Appearing at the Senate Economics Legislation Committee this morning, RBA governor Michele Bullock said the nominal data provided ...

ETFs dominate client portfolios: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... from 71% last year. Over the next two to five years, though, clients are concerned about the effects of higher interest rates (75%), which was the most frequently asked question thrown at their advisers. The effect of inflation on clients' portfolios ...

Hostplus rejigs Maritime Super insurance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... terms and conditions thanks to its large and growing membership base, which allows them to offer more competitive insurance rates than smaller super funds. The industry super fund, which crossed the $100 billion assets under management threshold last ...

Higher-for-longer rates dominate adviser conversations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
"Higher-for-longer interest rates" are dictating many adviser-client conversations, according to BT, as they gear up to close the financial year. An analysis of 8000 queries from financial advisers fielded by the BT technical services team found that ...

Broken promises leave survivors in the lurch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
... children sexually assaulted, only about six cases result in a conviction. "With that horrendous statistic about conviction rates in mind, we at Super for Survivors reaffirm that legislation needs to be enacted to ensure that all child abuse survivors ...

MIESF adjusts insurance premiums

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
... 5.4%, effective July 1. MIESF said that while it has a history of providing good value insurance products at competitive rates, recent legislative reforms, the global pandemic, and changes in economic and social factors have had a "considerable impact ...

Interest rate relief unlikely 'this side of Christmas'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
... data for April could mean the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) hands are tied when it comes to higher-for-longer interest rates. Annual growth in the non-seasonally adjusted CPI lifted from 3.5% to 3.6% in April, while seasonally adjusted CPI was even ...