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High super balance tax needs work: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
... million has many pain points. Speaking with Financial Standard, Hutton said he is not a fan of the proposal, saying it "has a few whiskers on it." "I don't see it as being that beneficial other than to raise a bit of extra revenue, and probably not ...

Australia's enviable debt levels

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... nation's superannuation funds that would normally be expected to be major buyers. Note that if interest rates fall in the next few years, as the budget papers project, Australian issued government bonds could represent a significant source of investment ...

Funding boosts ASIC greenwashing remit

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... don't deliver on such promise are under the watchful eye of ASIC, which has increased its regulation greenwashing in the last few years. Vanguard, Mercer Super and Future Super are some of examples that ASIC found guilty of greenwashing. The boost ...

Payday super to boost retirement savings for millions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
From 1 July 2026 employers will be required to pay their employees' super at the same time as their salary and wages. By transitioning to payday super, the government aims to tackle the average annual $4.7 billion of unpaid super. Unpaid super has ...

Adopt QAR recommendations now: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
... the customer. "I am left scratching my head about why anyone is worried about replacing the best interests duty, which very few people understand, with a good advice duty for institutions that provide financial advice to their customers. This will improve ...

ClearView appoints chief executive

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... director, Simon has led ClearView to become one of Australia's leading life insurance companies," it said. "Over the last few years, he has successfully guided the business through a period of enormous disruption, and regulatory and structural change. ...

Venture capital rout rattles advice technology sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2023
... facing startups in the advice tech sector are no different to what is happening broadly in the technology sector over the last few months. "Valuations have really been compressed and the appetite for venture capital in all sectors has been heavily reduced," ...

Investors flock to term deposits over equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... sense," he said. "Even a 60-year-old who is retiring immediately may only be drawing on 5-20% of their capital in the first few years of retirement. The rest will be invested for over a decade, so missing out on the extra long-term returns from putting ...

$100bn withdrawal triggers First Republic stock plunge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
... JBWere chief investment officer Sally Auld pointed out that Silicon Valley Bank had a highly concentrated deposit base, with few retail investors and numerous business deposits originating from the same industry (technology) and region (US West Coast). ...

Modern slavery on the rise a decade on from Rana Plaza

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... motives. "If I were a retailer, I'd have a vested interest that the factories I work with have union membership." However, few retailers encourage freedom of association, part of a pattern of corporate behaviour that active investors can influence ...