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AustralianSuper warns outdated tax laws will hurt returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... playing field against super funds competing with other global institutional investors. AustralianSuper pushed for rollover relief for entities fully owned or controlled by large super funds, arguing there's a "range of circumstances" where funds are ...

Economist calls for 35bps rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... rate cut ASAP," Bassanese said. "To not cut rates this week would effectively renege on a promise to deliver interest rate relief once there was sufficient progress on lowering inflation - it would break the hearts of millions of Australians and undermine ...

Keybridge Capital enters voluntary administration

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... its business flowing from WAM Active's persistent attempts to prevent it from raising capital. The most recent injunctive relief obtained by WAM preventing shareholders from approving capital raising (including raising money from WAM), is supported by ...

Financial services deregulation boosts economy by $2bn: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... legacy investment products to modern ones. The introduction of a product modernisation mechanism that provides CGT rollover relief and ensures the continuation of social benefit entitlements is another suggestion. This enables the closure of legacy products ...

Chalmers boasts inflation data, experts divided

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... subsidies. However, Chalmers said these falls would have come eventually and the government was able to help deliver some relief to struggling Australians without putting pressure on inflation. "If you take electricity prices, for example, they have ...

RBA to meet for final 2024 rate decision

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... "sustainably" within the RBA's range. The research found that the tax cuts - which were implemented to offer cost of living relief and support stretched households - appear to have gone towards paying down consumer debts and mortgages, rather than increased ...

MLC trustees to pay $65m in MySuper class action settlement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... will provide fund members with a welcome boost to their retirement incomes. This will hopefully provide some much-welcomed relief to superannuation members who - like all Australians - are struggling with the rising cost of living." If the settlement ...

GDP grows but still slow: 'Confirms our worst fears'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... rose by 1.4%. Keenan said social benefits paid to households increased this quarter as households received energy cost relief rebates. "At the Commonwealth level growth in social benefits to households was lower, including NDIS and Aged care, compared ...

HPI calls Hostplus, Charter Hall takeover 'cheap'

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... This has been pushed back to December 17, replacing the December 3 deadline. Charter Hall said it sought and obtained ASIC relief so that it could vary the terms in this way. "This variation has the effect of accelerating the period for payment of the ...

ASIC sues NAB for failing customers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... advise them of the decision within specified timeframes. Longo said that ASIC had seen an increase in customers seeking relief from lenders as cost-of-living pressures have risen. "We have seen first-hand the impact on lives and livelihoods when lenders ...