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Cbus lacks stringent director, expenditure policies: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... introduce a formal mechanism for rejecting director nominations where appropriate. Further, while deeming Cbus to have a "high level of maturity" in the way its board manages director conflicts of interest, Deloitte also noted that the potential conflicts ...

GDP grows but still slow: 'Confirms our worst fears'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... renewable energy. "The rise in public investment in the September quarter followed three consecutive quarterly falls. The level of investment this quarter was the largest on record, the previous record was in September 2023," Keenan said. Government ...

The sensitive conversations advisers shy away from

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
Financial advisers must build the confidence to talk to clients about sensitive topics such as divorce, financial coercion, and binding financial agreements (BFAs) to help them navigate difficult periods and make a real difference in their lives. According ...

Dividends to be down in FY25: Equity Trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
Equity Trustees Asset Management's head of asset management Darren Thompson has warned that ASX200 FY25 market earnings and dividends are expected to be flat or down compared to FY24. He added that high yielding, major resource companies - such as BHP ...

$3m super tax faces axe, pushed to 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
... unrealised gains and the determining factor in the tax. "SMSFs have always been able to calculate realised gains on a member level, so the tax was designed to accommodate the shortcomings of large funds and punish SMSFs, particularly those that have ...

'New class of advisers' need clear-cut distinction: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... Perhaps we could define simplicity in relation to the client circumstances, such as holding assets and income below a certain level. There are several options here, but what's not negotiable is we need a very clear distinction," she said. In terms ...

ART, ISPT to build $585m Sydney life sciences hub

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
Australian Retirement Trust and Industry Super Property Trust signed a 99-year lease from the University of Sydney to build a healthcare and life sciences hub. As Australia's population ages, demand for healthcare is expected to increase significantly ...

Inflation remains in RBA's target range

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
... July 2021," ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt said. The top contributors to the annual movement at the group level were food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3.3%), recreation and culture (+4.3%), and alcohol and tobacco (+6%). Annual CPI ...

SMSFs surpass $1tn milestone

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
... believes it is a powerful testament of the value of "choice" and the benefits of SMSFs." "SMSFs can provide the ultimate level of control and flexibility which in-turn empowers and encourages greater level of engagement," Burgess said. "This extra flexibility ...

$3m super tax faces uncertain future

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... large funds because they cannot calculate realised gains at the expense of SMSFs that can determine such at an individual level is lazy policy at best." Ali said the legislation would punish the SMSF sector disproportionately and said he was pleased ...