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AMP reports boost in IFA flows, mulls advice unit options

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... many of these issues. The master trust business reported an underlying NPAT of $53 million, which was in line with FY 22. "Lower AUM based revenue (down 10.4%) was the result of both the simplification program to consolidate products and fees and the ...

Macquarie profits tumble; long-serving executive exits

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
Macquarie Group has reported a "substantially lower" net profit after tax in FY24 and announced the departure of its long-serving head of commodities and global markets Nicholas O'Kane. Macquarie's annuity-style divisions, Macquarie Asset Management ...

SMC finds $38k nest egg boost for working mums

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... retirement for more women. SMC interim chair Nicola Roxon said paying super on parental leave and better aligning tax offsets for lower paid workers can be enacted almost immediately and will make a meaningful difference to women at retirement. "We need ...

iExtend finds interim arrangement to operate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... paying the premiums of the co-owned cover. Policyholders are able to maintain their cover and receive benefits albeit at a lower level but will no longer have to pay the premiums. ASIC was concerned iExtend was offering to pay life insurance premiums ...

REITs primed for investor cash amid uncertainty

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... Rush stated that the capital-intensive, long-duration REIT market is expected to benefit from falling interest costs and lower discount rates as real yields peak. "REITs provide defensiveness with durable and visible cash flows from staggered lease renewals ...

Treasury details winners from tax concessions on super contributions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... brackets, often reliant on government payments, saw a negative share of benefits due to their average personal tax rates being lower than the 15% concessional rate. Tax advantages for the wealthy were also evidenced in the concessional taxation of superannuation ...

Inflation falls to 4.1%, RBA weighs rate cut

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... inflation, down from a peak of 7.8% in December 2022. Meanwhile, trimmed mean annual inflation was 4.2% in the December quarter, lower than 5.1% in September 2023, and the peak of 6.8% in December 2022. Notable price increases this quarter included tobacco ...

Gender pay gap reporting to be scrutinised

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... Sustainability. "It doesn't compare like-for-like pay and is more a reflection of how men and women are represented in lower- or higher-paying roles. It can therefore be a proxy for where the concentration of power and pay is in a company. "There ...

Treasury unveils Stage 3 tax cuts changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... 37% tax rate from $120,000 to $135,000 (see Figure 1 and 2). Under the recommended package, all taxpayers are promised a lower tax liability. Source: H&R Block Australia Treasury argued that the changes were necessary as the original tax cuts legislated ...

Real asset cycle likely to return: Dexus

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... forecast fall in interest rates in FY25 is expected to be a major positive for real asset valuation as investors factor in a lower cost of capital," Dexus said. "Of the real asset sectors, office, retail and industrial are likely to be more sensitive ...