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Stage 3 tax cuts pass Senate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... will benefit from a tax cut, it said. However, those earning over $180,000 will see their promised tax cut reduce while lower-income earners are to receive more relief than initially promised. Among the changes, Treasury will reduce the 19% tax rate ...

Vanguard Super hits $1bn, soft launches pension product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... superannuation lead Michael Lovett said at the outset, Shrimski also reinforced Vanguard's intentions to get that 0.58% fee even lower. "We're doing some work on fees as it is, and more to come on that... but we're already looking at our ...

TelstraSuper sweetens parental leave policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... women, and women make up the majority of all other pay quartiles. The fund highlighted that its pay gap is significantly lower than the industry medians and said that it is largely due to some roles that attract significant variable pay being held by ...

Rest awards impact mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... "aims to achieve long-term total returns by investing in companies that are expected to contribute to the transition to a lower-carbon global economy," and focuses on businesses in three areas of decarbonisation - renewable energy, resource efficiency ...

Pay gaps at super funds, fund managers revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... median gender pay gap for total remuneration is 26.1%. The upper pay quartile for the industry is 35% female, while the lower quartile is 64% female. The WGEA uses the 'median' as opposed to the 'average' to give an idea of the most likely ...

Proposed super tax requires perspective: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... today, for example, is dealing in a different world of contribution caps to a 65-year-old as contribution caps are much lower and there are now limits on non-concessional contributions. While it is assumed that $3 million will never be indexed, Heffron ...

Super contribution caps to rise on July 1

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... the $330,000 limit will still apply. The increase does not apply to the $1.9 million total super balance limit, however lower sub-limits will apply due to being based on the contribution caps. Aware Super general manager - advice Peter Hogg said the ...

Iress reports $137m loss in 'challenging year'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... cost growth by implementing strategic measures in the second half of the year, including reducing its overall headcount to lower staff expenses. However, costs still rose by 6% compared to the previous year, driven by inflationary pressures on input ...

UK, Japan slip into technical recession

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... drove the 0.6% decline in activity in the fourth quarter. Household consumption fell 0.1% in the last quarter as a result of lower spending on recreation and culture, miscellaneous goods and services, as well as transport. The Bank of England (BoE) held ...

Sydney HNWI drops $24m on EG building

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024
... Specifically, they're looking for high-end residential bridging loan facilities located in Sydney's eastern suburbs and lower north shore, as well as in the inner east of Melbourne. Additionally, they're interested in investing in owner-occupier ...