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Inflation debate: Older Australians accused of driving crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2024
... spending over and above inflation. "I understand that there is a younger cohort that in real terms is cutting back their expenditure, but the fact remains that everyone is slowing their expenditure. They might still be spending but the growth rate in ...

Liberals respond to Federal Budget

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
... rein in spending to alleviate inflation. This would begin with cutting the government's planned $13.7 billion expenditure on production tax incentives for green hydrogen and processed critical minerals, which he believes should be self-sustaining. ...

SMC says 'reckless' plan could cost taxpayers $1tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
Super Members Council (SMC) has slammed the Coalition's plan for young Australians to use their super for a house deposit, saying new modelling shows it could cost taxpayers a cumulative $1 trillion. SMC said even a policy which capped super withdrawals ...

Dividends up but share buybacks fall: Janus Henderson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... is not evidence that this is happening. It is all about companies finding the appropriate balance between capital expenditure, their financing needs and shareholder returns via dividends, buybacks or both."

Super fund expenditure to be exposed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... allocation information as "non confidential" and therefore available for publication. Starting from August, the new expenditure data will provide details on the breakdown of expenses for the whole industry, and for each fund, by more detailed categories ...

UK advisers told to review retirement advice processes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... understanding of risk was either recorded at a high level, inconsistently or not supported by the information on file expenditure analysis was not recorded or completed so it was not clear what the minimum income need was or what proportion were essential ...

Brighter Super signs David Koch as ambassador

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... comment on the commercial aspects of the partnership. In a statement to Financial Standard, it said: "Our marketing expenditure will be released as part of our disclosures at the Annual Members' Meeting. Except through that disclosure, the contract ...

Australian Ethical, Infradebt to launch infrastructure debt fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... support Australia's renewable energy transition. "We estimate that debt capital will provide 50-60% of the total capital expenditure that's required to meet Australia's renewable energy transition targets," Theau said. "Given Australia is aiming to increase ...

Treasury details winners from tax concessions on super contributions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
Treasury analysis shows superannuation contributions in Australia, taxed at concessional rates, significantly favour those with high incomes, in its Tax Expenditures and Insights Statement. As per the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) latest statistics ...

Retirement phase of superannuation consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... could be revising minimum rates to "achieve a smoother drawdown profile over retirement to better reflects retirees' expenditure needs, or providing clarification that they are not intended to be guidance on optimal drawdown rates." In terms of making ...