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Ongoing fees, advice fees in super to be reformed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... any terms. Treasury said of this point: "The draft legislation seeks to strengthen consumer protection by including the extra condition for life insurers and prevent the insurer from inappropriately cancelling a contract in circumstances where the life ...

Chief economist update: Steady as it was, steady it will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... activity." There weren't any mention of the euro exchange rate though - she was astute enough not to as it might give Trump extra ammunition on renewed trade war offensive toward the Eurozone. The fact remains that the euro's depreciation versus ...

Chief economist update: Australians all let's not rejoice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... December 2019 update on the labour market today. However, the estimates are likely to be distorted by the bushfires so take extra care with interpretations. The latest reading on consumer sentiment supports expectations for more RBA rate cuts. Then again ...

The ingredients of a successful fund manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... team members), medium (between seven and 14) and large (15 or greater). It found that larger teams tend to outperform. But extra analysts added value only up to a certain point. "Although a positive connection between team size and outperformance is ...

Opt-out super to hit workers: ISA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... South Wales who chose to take their superannuation guarantee entitlement as wages instead of super would be whacked with an extra $1.3 billion in tax each year. With wages taxed at a higher rate than super contributions, ISA said workers would end up ...

Why women struggle in financial advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... have to do this in toilets quite often because it was not a consideration that needed to be made, to provide returning mums extra support." However, she pointed out that progressive wealth businesses that can overcome these challenges will stand to gain ...

LGIAsuper offloads European assets

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... Copenhagen's Valby brought in €62.6 million ($102 million). LGIAsuper held an 11% share in both investments and has generated 50% extra in capital from its original investment in the Paris-based property. The Copenhagen property was projected to return ...

Industry digs deep amid bushfire crisis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... $250,000 to the Australian Red Cross. In terms of services, some of the big banks are deploying mobile ATMs and allowing for extra cash provisions in regions impacted by the fires. Insurance will obviously be front of mind for many impacted by the fires. ...

Salaries of the rich and famous

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... million) as her basic salary; up $108 million (£57 million) from the previous year. But that's not all - Coates also earned an extra $87 million (£46 million) in shareholder dividends, thanks to her 50% stake in the business. That's a nice $610 million ...

Google to pay ATO $481.5m

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
The Australian Tax Office has celebrated a major win, with tech giant Google set to cough up an extra $481.5 million on top of its previous tax payments. It comes following a 10 year dispute between the ATO and Google. Microsoft, Apple and Facebook ...