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Liberal MPs slammed for 'dangerous' super policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... significantly contributing to lower balances," she said. "Many are also leaving the workforce early due to menopause. Creating new policy settings to worsen that outcome is dangerous." Similarly, Women in Super chief executive Jo Kowalczyk voiced her ...

Harris vs Trump: Key economic policy differences

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... for either outcome as US election outcomes can be difficult to predict. "The current US Vice President, Kamala Harris' policy proposals closely echo those of President Joe Biden in many ways. Indeed, the Harris proposal for a rise in the corporate tax ...

Managed account FUM passes $200bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... programs is down for technical reasons due a previous participant no longer participating as a result of changed corporate policy in the Census," Potter explained. Meanwhile, Milliman's practice leader in Australia Victor Huang pointed to prominent improvement ...

RBA feels 'not enough has changed'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... important to take account of economic developments abroad, it was not necessary for the cash rate target to evolve in line with policy rates in other economies since Australian inflation was higher, the labour market stronger and monetary policy less ...

QIC reports $9bn record earnings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
... build a track record in targeted emerging investment areas," she said. "This partnership allows us to harness government policy to develop new capabilities as a sovereign in-house LP and drive tangible financial outcomes aligned to priorities for the ...

Labor delivers another budget surplus, but productivity stalls

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
The final budget outcome for 2023/24 came in as a surplus of $15.8 billion - or 0.6% of GDP - for the underlying cash balance - an improvement of $6.5 billion on the previous estimates. The better-than-expected outcome was driven mainly by the payments ...

Limiting negative gearing could add $2bn in annual revenue

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
... treasurers to do that, but we have made it very clear through the course of this week that we have a broad and ambitious housing policy already and those changes aren't part of it. "We've made it really clear through the course of the week that our priority ...

Rapid growth in super sector poses risk to financial stability: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... households and businesses in advanced economies continue to be resilient, despite ongoing pressure from tight monetary policy and inflation," the report said. "This resilience has been supported by firm, albeit softening, conditions in labour markets ...

Nudging pre-retirees has 'little effect'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
The Australian government has recommended super funds use 'nudging' to help encourage members to engage more with their retirement savings, however new research from Yale University in the US has found the practice doesn't work as well as initially ...

Australians living through protracted period of economic misery: CEDA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
Australians are enduring the longest stretch of economic hardship since 2011, according to analysis by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). CEDA's analysis of the "misery index" - which combines inflation, unemployment, and interest ...