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Poor equities performance sees MySuper suffer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... in equity markets; Australian and international equities lost 2.3% and 0.7% in November respectively. However, this was offset by the positive performance of property, fixed interest and cash, the net effect of which was an average monthly return of ...

CBA stashes cash for compliance

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... (CFSGAM) to Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation, expected to complete in mid-2019. However, this will be mostly offset by $135 million received by CBA as a result of professional indemnity insurance recoveries related to civil penalty and legal ...

Chief economist update: The angel in the capex details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... numbers were the result of a 2.8% drop in capital spending in building and structures over the quarter that was partly offset by a 2.2% increase in equipment, plant and machinery. Year-on-year, actual total capex declined by 0.6% in the September quarter ...

Labor franking credit changes fair but not the best: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... budget balances by about $2 billion a year. Second, Grattan wants the government to wind back the Seniors and Pensioners Tax Offset (SAPTO) so that it is available only to pensioners, and people whose income doesn't qualify them to receive full Age ...

Royal Commission hits Westpac cash earnings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... in funds; solid growth in corporate super for life insurance and fewer general insurance claims. The result was partly offset by margin compression from price reductions and lower revenue from its financial advice business, BTFG said. Meanwhile, BT Panorama ...

Chief economist update: Still the lucky country?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... of 5.3% and the lowest rate since April 2012. In addition, the 14,700 loss in part-time jobs in September was more than offset by the 20,300 addition to full-time positions over the same month. As the 'permanent income hypothesis" dictates, full-timers ...

SMSFs most affordable: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
Self-managed super funds continue to have the lowest fees across all superannuation vehicles, charging an average total expense ratio of 0.82%, latest Rainmaker Research shows. The 2018 Rainmaker Fee Study, which analysed more than 2500 fee options ...

Chief economist update: China on the down low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... just 52.1 in September from 52.0 in August as the improvement in the service sector (up to 53.1 from 51.5) was largely offset by a decline in the manufacturing PMI to 50.0 (neither expanding nor contracting) in September from 50.6 in the previous month ...

OPEC is not to blame

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
... not attribute rising oil prices to OPEC: "Global supply in August reached a record 100 mb/d as higher output from OPEC offset seasonal declines from non-OPEC... OPEC crude supply rose to a nine-month high of 32.63 mb/d in August" due to "rebound in Libya ...

Labor commits $400m to gender super gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... considering include: a capital top-up for some low balance accounts; and the alignment of the Low Income Superannuation Tax Offset with scheduled (2021) SG rate and second tax threshold increases, ISA added.