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Government extends early retirement scheme

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... early retirement scheme payment is an employment termination payment. However, that rate is effectively capped through tax offset up to a specified threshold. The amount of this cap for a payment depends on the nature of the payment. Consultation closes ...

Fund managers lag on ESG

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... years, owing to inclusive culture which improves the retention rates, J.P. Morgan said. PTM also purchases carbon credits to offset material carbon emissions. However, it did not provide indicators of employee satisfaction, disclose employee pay metrics ...

CountPlus transfers SMA management

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... CountPlus intends to impair the goodwill carrying value of TFS to nil. The proceeds from this transaction are expected to offset most of the write down in the carrying value of TFS." On June 13, Commonwealth Bank said it had entered into an agreement ...

The case for tax deductible advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... treated as a profession. Financial advice clients deserve the benefit of tax-deductible advice," XY Adviser said. "This will offset rising costs of financial advice fees, and also provide a clear path for more Australians to receive advice." The group ...

Super fund achieves first carbon neutral portfolio

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... property portfolio is the first NABERS rated portfolio to achieve carbon neutral certification against the National Carbon Offset Standard for Buildings. The NABERS rated buildings in the Local Government Super direct property portfolio include four ...

Property risks dip at Coalition win, APRA easing

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... Coalition's election promises of tax cuts, which will represent 0.5% of the GDP, will help consumption but may not be enough to offset falling house prices, according to AMP Capital. "This will help consumption, but the negatives from falling house prices ...

Australia lags on dividends

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
Australian companies have kept their combined dividend payout flat for five years, even as they continue to climb up globally, according to the latest Janus Henderson Dividend Index. Global dividends now sit at almost twice the level they were at a ...

ANZ boosts remediation team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
... "Institutional banking is performing well and positioned to provide positive earnings diversification, which will partly offset the headwinds in other parts of the group," he said.

Home buyers lack basic financial concepts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
... Westpac Home Ownership Report found almost half of home buyers did not understand the meaning of equity (49%) or what an offset account is (48%). Eighty-four percent of respondents said that they were taking steps to better educate themselves on home ...

Chief economist update: Equity market rally has legs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
Equity markets everywhere may not be climbing in a straight line, but they are climbing. This is happening against a backdrop of continued global economic and financial uncertainties. In its 'World Economic Outlook, April 2019' report - where ...