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Budget aims to please women

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
The new Federal Budget includes a series of measures aimed at addressing issues that impact women's health, safety and economic success. Most notably, the government has committed to modernising the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave scheme - which currently ...

Accountants lobby for 10 budget reforms

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2022
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) has outlined 10 proposals put to the Treasurer in the lead up to the Federal Budget. First, CA ANZ wants to see the annual superannuation cap replaced with a lifetime contribution cap and provided ...

Childcare key to super gap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
Ahead of the Federal Budget next week, new research shows making childcare more affordable could close the gender gap in superannuation savings. Currently, women retire with almost a third less super than men on average, but a new report from Industry ...

Super should help secure home loans: Inquiry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
The inquiry into housing affordability and supply in Australia has recommended first home buyers be able to use their superannuation as collateral for a home. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue tabled its report following ...

ETF investors soar to 1.7m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
Retail investors continue to flock to passive strategies as new research shows the number of users soared to a new high of 1.7 million. Investment Trends estimated a 33% rise in the number of users of exchange-traded products during 2021, while a further ...

Sydney Airport deal completes

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
The Sydney Aviation Alliance (SAA) has announced the completed $32 billion acquisition of Sydney Airport. Comprising the IFM Australian Infrastructure Fund, the IFM Global Infrastructure Fund, Australian Retirement Trust, AustralianSuper and Global ...

Perennial expands private markets offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
Perennial Partners is pre-marketing a new private growth ventures fund, looking to launch to wholesale investors next month. The Perennial Private Ventures Fund is due to launch on 26 April 2022. It's currently being pitched to wholesale private investors ...

Women own $1.2tn in super: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
About $1.2 trillion of the total superannuation savings held by Australians belongs to women, with most held by Australian Retirement Trust while Rest has the most female members. Rainmaker Information analysis of super fund information published by ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
The integration of environmental, social and governance concerns (ESG) into investment decisions has well and truly gone mainstream - but there is one element of governance that still flies under the radar for many investors. That is, gender diversity ...

Switch to value could hurt super: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
The negative returns for equities in January may not have been the biggest problem for super funds, with the size of the value premium seen posing a significant risk to investors with actively managed growth style portfolios. Latest analysis from Rainmaker ...