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ATO recovers $900m in unpaid super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
... salary being paid. If an employer fails to pay on time, they will be liable to pay an SG charge. In September, the government outlined further details it plans to include in the payday super legislation to incentivise compliance and ensure employees ...

Chalmers unveils new superannuation reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced new reforms the government will be rolling out for Australia's superannuation system. Speaking at the annual Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference, Chalmers gave an address laying out ...

Intergenerational wealth picture 'bleak': Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
Grattan Institute chief executive Aruna Sathanapally said it is the job of all Australians to ensure the younger generations have a "sense of hope" about the future rather than the sense that they are being "systematically screwed over". Speaking at ...

Chalmers teases superannuation update

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
... changes to superannuation and the retirement phase sometime this week. Chalmers outlined the notable events on the government's agenda for the coming fortnight, including tackling inflation, tax credits and superannuation. "Our government will continue ...

Lack of action on menopause driving gender inequity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... demonstrating how menopause and perimenopause impact women's economic outcomes. In September, a Senate inquiry called on the government to commission a comprehensive study to assess the economic impacts of menopause "which clearly delineates the impact ...

Treasury consults on beneficial ownership disclosure reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
The government is again consulting on its plans to increase disclosure requirements in relation to ownership of listed entities. Treasury has commenced a second consultation relating to its plans to implement a public beneficial ownership register ...

ASIC escalates super fund enforcement in 2025

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... NDIS-compatible housing, presumably to suggest guaranteed or higher returns due to a purported connection with this government scheme," she said. In 2023, ASIC's new investigations grew by 25% year on year, while civil proceedings rose 23%. This ...

UK to follow Australia's lead in creating megafunds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... contribution schemes of 86 administering authorities will be consolidated and their assets pooled to create megafunds. The UK government plans to introduce a new Pension Schemes Bill next year to create megafunds that mirror those operating in Australia ...

Australian economy 'fundamentally sound': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
... 12 spending categories rose in October, with only education (-1.3%) and utilities (-3.4%) falling, the latter due to government rebates on energy bills. "Spending rose marginally in October as income tax cuts, lower petrol prices and energy rebates freed ...

HMC Capital makes $400m acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
... FY26 results. "iseek is a leading colocation data centre platform with a high quality and diverse customer base across government, hyperscale and enterprise customers. This acquisition is also highly complementary to our recent acquisition of Global ...