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Top 10% pocket 93% of Australia's wealth: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... 2009, while the top 10% keep getting richer. The data, taken from the World Inequality Database (WID) that shows real national incomes per adult on a calendar year basis and analysed by the Australia Institute, shows a radical reversal from recent history ...

Cut spending and raise taxes, super preservation age: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... home's equity is counted in the pension assets test. However, the average value of an Australian home is $880,000 and national median is $705,000. All equity above $750,000 would be fairer, Grattan said. "The exclusion of most home equity means well-off ...

Lowe reinforces more hikes may come

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023
... Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hit pause on interest rate hikes this week, but RBA governor Phillip Lowe has told the National Press Club that doesn't mean they're off the table altogether. In an address, Lowe said the decision to hold rates ...

Financial Advice Association Australia officially launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
... (AFA). The FAAA unveiled a new leadership team comprising David Sharpe as chair and Michelle Veitch as deputy chair. AFA national president Sam Perera will not join the FAAA. "I have decided to refocus my time toward my family, staff and practice who ...

ASIC bans Gold Coast adviser

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... banned from providing financial services for four years. Matai, an authorised representative and financial adviser of National Advice Solutions, was banned by ASIC in December last year for failing to act in the best interest of his clients. Following ...

Betashares launches practice development offering, appoints head

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... service will help financial advisers scale their businesses and welcomed Damon Riscalla to the newly created role of national head of practice development. The tools, available on the Betashares website, will initially give financial advisers access ...

New laws to end unpaid super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
... legislation will be introduced to Parliament this week, focused on enshrining workers' right to superannuation payments in the National Employment Standard. This measure is part of the government's Protecting Worker Entitlements Bill. Currently, Australian ...

The sophistication of cyber threats is increasing: O'Neil

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... frequency and the sophistication of cyber threats that face our country is increasing." Last year, O'Neil said, the National Australia Bank said it is subjected to 50 million cyber attacks a month, and the ATO reported soon after that it's subjected ...

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... receive a formal diagnosis from their GP. But there is some cause for hope. At the end of 2022, the government announced a National Women's Health Advisory Council, the goal of which is to address the stark differences in health outcomes of women ...

Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... Finance Sector Union (FSU) is currently lobbying Australian Retirement Trust (ART) to adopt a four-day work week. FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano said the union has outlined a proposal for the company to offer employees a shorter working week. ...