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Retirees value home over super: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... Outcomes survey reveals 73% of homeowners aged over 60 want to stay in their current home but the median home value is 4.5 times the value of their super balance. For retirees living in metropolitan areas, the value of property is even higher with Sydney ...

Hume clarifies survival of the fittest in MySuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... out of the budget. The new duty makes it clear that trustees must act in the best financial interests of members at all times. Asked whether the new best interests duty will mean an end to ESG investing, Hume replied "no" and said the government does ...

Budget commitment to aged care not good enough

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety in February next year. "This brings the total to more than 180,000 places, three times the number of home care packages than when we came to government," he said. "99% of all those seeking an in-home aged ...

Super industry cautious on more reform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... broadly supported by many in the business community. "The focus on job creation and investment is the right one for these times and the government should be commended for listening to the legitimate concerns of the business community when preparing this ...

Opposition in opposition: Labor responds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... to create much needed jobs. Taking to Twitter, Albanese said: "Being a leader means taking responsibility - in the good times, and in the bad times. Australians need jobs now. The Morrison Government needs to create them now. This is one buck Scott Morrison ...

ERS extension flagged, criticised

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... super and ISA analysis shows that for each dollar taken out of super early the taxpayer forks out as much as two and half times that amount through higher pension costs," ISA said. "But even after receiving higher pension payments individuals are still ...

Tax concessions, infrastructure in focus for budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... assess where our finances will go and how our economy will perform," Morrison said. "But we are living in the most uncertain times any of us have seen in trying to get an understanding of what these numbers will be." Morrison stood by his government's ...

Waislitz pokes holes in OneVue bid

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... does not factor in the full value of the company." "The independent expert has used an EV/EBITDA earnings multiple of 13.7 times for the entire OneVue business. What is ignored in this assumption is that many ASX-listed platform businesses are valued ...

New deputy Aussie equities head at Aberdeen Standard

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... their day-to-day analysis and portfolio management responsibilities, which have been extraordinarily demanding during these times. "Furthermore, the work Natalie and Camille have contributed to, to continue to grow our ESG engagement with businesses ...

Financial advice firms facing failure: Dynamic Asset Consulting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... volatility expected to continue there are still plenty of opportunities for investors. "It is probably one of the worst times to be an index investor, yet one of the best times in history to be an active investor as a result of the distortions we are ...