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More assets held in Choice over MySuper: APRA figures

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023
... More member assets are held in Choice products than in MySuper options, according to quarterly superannuation industry statistics by APRA. As of March 31, Choice products held $1.09 trillion of the total member assets held in APRA-regulated funds ($2.1 ...

Inflation drops to 5.6%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... (RBA) will pause interest rate hikes next week. The latest CPI numbers, released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), came as a pleasant surprise following consistently high inflation figures since last April. Excluding volatile items ...

SMSFs brace for more reforms: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2023
... actually sold, therefore triggering a double taxation arrangement, thereby warranting further consultation," he said. New statistics from the Australian Taxation Office found that on average SMSFs earned $27,266 in income in the 2020-21 financial year. ...

Inflation rises to 6.8%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... Australians could be in for another rate hike. The latest CPI numbers, released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), exceeded economist predictions of 6.4%, and shows inflation is still sitting above the Reserve Bank of Australia's ...

MySuper inches to $1tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
... saw MySuper assets grow 5.1% to surpass the previous high reached in December 2021 of $947 billion, the latest APRA statistics show. The total superannuation asset pool hit $3.5 trillion, increasing steadily at 1.1% year on year. Contribution flows ...

Reserve Bank is done at 3.85%: CBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... RBA is particularly concerned about weak productivity." Wage data also plays a role, with the Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released today showing the seasonally adjusted Wage Price Index (WPI) rose 0.8% in March quarter 2023, and 3.7% annually. ...

How this budget was built

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... those earning more $180,000 per year - have already been punished by bracket creep as in 2019-20, according to ATO statistics, they paid two-thirds of all taxes paid by individuals. Company tax revenue, despite the surge in commodity prices in the first ...

Australia's enviable debt levels

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... Australian government securities on issue by the Commonwealth government. State governments, according to Reserve Bank statistics, have about another $500 billion in bonds on issue, bringing the broad Australian government total to almost $1.4 trillion. ...

AFCA appoints lead ombudsman, investments and advice

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... the role, and will serve a second five-year term, commencing June 28. The complaints authority also shared its latest statistics in the six months to December 2022, having received 2538 superannuation complaints and 2454 financial adviser-related complaints. ...

March inflation drops to 7%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has reported a decrease in inflation, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) falling to 7% in the March quarter. ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt attributed the decrease in inflation to a fall in ...