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New tax cuts for every Australian 'a complete joke': UNSW

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... documents said: "These new tax cuts are modest, but they'll make a difference." Last year, the government introduced tax relief measures by cutting two rates and lifting two thresholds - benefiting all taxpayers. The changes included lowering the ...

What to expect in the 2025 Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... the 2025 Federal Budget tonight, with years' worth of deficits expected to be revealed as well as ongoing cost-of-living relief. The ongoing cost-of-living relief is expected to take front and centre, especially as the Albanese government is required ...

Insurance through superannuation stages a comeback

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... for people. What this means is that more Australians have their lives and livelihoods protected, and this provides great relief for families. Of course, it also provides relief to the social security system that would otherwise be under greater pressure ...

RBA 'not committed' to further rate cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... ultimately concluded the arguments for a cut were more weighted. However, despite deciding to deliver the interest rate relief, the central bank said it is not committed to embarking on a cutting cycle either. "... members agreed that their decision ...

ASIC proposes further breach reporting relief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
ASIC is proposing additional relief for financial services businesses, which would scrap the need to report minor or technical breaches that don't result in a financial loss. The relief is intended to ease the compliance load on financial services ...

AustralianSuper warns outdated tax laws will hurt returns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 ...