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Dutton doubles down on 'super for housing' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... $30,000 was welcomed. CPA Australia said while the move was positive it should "never have become a political football". Currently, the instant asset write-off limit sits at $20,000 and will expire on July 1 and revert to $1000 for businesses with revenue ...

Equity Story plots expansion, names chair

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... Brendan Gow. The move follows Capital Haus taking an 11.6% strategic stake in Equity Story this month. Capital Haus currently oversees $300 million in assets and has plans to expand further in Australia and abroad; its current offices are in Sydney ...

Underinvestment in Southeast Asia a 'big issue' for Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... from Southeast Asia. In terms of trade relations, Australia has a healthy relationship with Southeast Asia, which is currently standing as our second largest trading partner, only behind China, and is consistently growing. "Obviously, it [Southeast Asia] ...

Inflation slows, but for how long?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... extent, likely to be mildly inflationary" Chesler said. "Unemployment hasn't budged from its historically low levels (currently at 4.1%), which limits further progress in battling inflation due to the sticky services inflation. The robust labour market ...

Investors warned to sell hybrids before phase out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... retail investors still holding onto AT1 securities should be thinking about selling soon, given the assets are still currently priced above par. "As they move closer to maturity the capital price will be pulled closer to par, and therefore investors ...

Non-compete, restraint clauses to be outlawed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... where restraint clauses are most prevalent. The government will also work to close loopholes in competition law that currently allow businesses to use 'no-poach' agreements to block staff from being hired by competitors, and fix wages by capping workers' ...

Regal slashes holdings in Opthea over insolvency concerns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... cannot be certain as to the outcome of those discussions or when that outcome may become known." Opthea added that it is currently relying on the "safe harbour" provisions in taking course of action reasonably likely to lead to a better outcome for the ...

Splintered globalisation a boon for AI, metals, EVs: PGIM

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
... offer stable opportunities for growth that will prevail in this new era. Overall, the first track of globalisation "currently represents just 25% of global GDP but captures nearly all the media and political focus." Sectors in this so-called "small yard ...

State Super: In decline but doing fine

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... returns are coming in, nevertheless there's still a drift of negative cash flow from these funds. The defined benefit side currently sits around $30 billion and has net outflows of $1 to $2 billion every five to seven years. The defined contribution ...

SQM places private credit sector on watch

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... increasingly encountering red flags when rating offerings. The research house has been covering private credit since 2007. SQM currently rates on some 70 private credit funds across both retail and wholesale, representing approximately $33 billion of ...