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Inheritance not expected: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... said. "The Australian government needs to find ways to raise revenue to support increased spending demands generated by COVID-19, an ageing population, pressure on health systems and increasing environmental disasters. "Reintroducing inheritance or estate ...

FEAL welcomes new board directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... education initiatives," Perry said. Super has remained central to the financial resilience of many Australians throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and an important part of the national agenda, she added. "Similarly, in this period of unprecedented change ...

Female board participation rises: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... down past the ASX 200 to 31.6% for ASX 300 and 27.3% for ASX 201-300. "It's pleasing to see that the ongoing disruption of COVID-19 hasn't impacted the commitment of chairs, directors and stakeholders to increase gender diversity on boards at our largest ...

ASIC consults on market integrity rules

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... it would review developments in the market and feedback from market operators. This, however, was delayed in 2020 due to COVID-19. The consultation period is open until 6 August 2021.

SG Hiscock introduces medical tech fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... ageing, there is mounting pressure on healthcare institutions to invest in early intervention and prevention, he added, saying COVID-19 has exacerbated this. "We are seeing greater demand for diagnostic testing and healthcare services, and significant ...

Super tax concessions to outstrip Age Pension by 2040: Report

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... Martin Fahy said. Overall, the report said Australia's budget and economy outlook for the next 40 years has been hit by COVID-19 and pre-existing structural trends like ageing population. It predicts the Australian economy will grow at a slower pace ...

New chair of BT Super trustee board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... David's stewardship BT members were supported with more than 230,000 applications for early release super payments through COVID-19 totalling around $1.9 billion," he said. "Members have also been migrated from legacy super products into one contemporary ...

Chief economist update: Japan still waiting for the sun to rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... and at the fastest pace since February. Panel members commonly associated disruption to operating conditions to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, coupled with severe supply chain pressures, notably for manufacturers," they read. The flash manufacturing ...

AMP board adds former banking chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... and private health insurer GMHBA. In the public sector, Hirst was a commissioner on the federal government's National COVID-19 Commission Advisory Board and a member of the Financial Sector Advisory Council. He was also deputy chair of the Australian ...

Aussie investors optimistic about returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... pandemic shifts the economy to recovery phase, a new survey finds. Aussie participants in the 2021 Natixis global survey said COVID-19 has not dampened their returns expectations, despite lowering this figure to 13.5% compared to the 13.8% they reported ...