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Infrastructure receives $24.5 billion injection

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... infrastructure projects, a move which could create opportunities for infrastructure investors and managers in the future. In his Budget speech, Treasurer Scott Morrison said the $24.5 billion was a part of the $75 billion 10-year rolling infrastructure ...

Morrison sharpens blockchain, AI agenda

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
Australia's open banking, blockchain and emerging fintech sector received a funding boost in last night's Budget, a move the Treasurer said will increase competition and create new jobs. Treasurer Scott Morrison said the funding boost will build on ...

Retirement income rules boost annuities: Challenger

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... products for retirement (CIPRs) will boost outcomes for retirees in blended annuity portfolios. As per the changes in the Budget, the new means test rules will also enable the development of new retirement income products, including deferred lifetime ...

Budget means Aussies can get more from retirement

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... Diversified wealth managers IOOF and StatePlus have led industry support for superannuation measures introduced in last night's Budget. IOOF highlighted how Australians stand to benefit from changes to superannuation policy which would allow planning ...

What the 2018 Budget means for you

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... nation's financial services regulators, personal tax cuts and additional pensioner benefits are the major talking points of Budget 2018. The 2018 Budget is arguably structured around the protection of Australians' retirement wealth, stretching the entire ...

Personal tax cuts lead the Budget

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... Personal tax cuts were on the top of Treasurer Scott Morrison's five-point list to "strengthen the economy" as he opened his Budget night speech. The Federal Government is proposing middle and lower income earners pay up to $530 less in tax, starting ...

Budget big picture: Surplus on radar

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
Treasurer Scott Morrison, in his third Commonwealth Budget reports that government receipts rising 8.6% during 2017-18, compared to expenditure rising 4.7%, leaves Australia with an annual deficit of $18.2 billion and on its way to a modest $2.2 billion ...

Labor responds to 'unfair' Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
The Labor Party said pensioners and working Australians will be most disadvantaged by this year's Budget proposals. Opposition Leader Bill Shorten said the Liberal Government's budget is "unfair" and favours big business. In a series of Tweets, Shorten ...

Budget 2018: Social media reaction

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
No sooner had Treasurer Scott Morrison uttered his first words of the 2018 Budget when social media commentators began having their say. Here's how Twitter reacted. "A stronger economy. More jobs. Guaranteeing essential services. The Government living ...

Baby boomers receive $259 million, pension work bonus lifted

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... pensions will now be able to earn up to $300 a fortnight before the Government starts to trim their pension payments. The 2018 Budget initiative formed part of Treasurer Scott Morrison's $258.6 million baby boomer package. This is an increase of $50 ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:01PM
Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:30AM
The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   12:13PM
L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   11:50AM
Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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