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Chalmers' claims on super tax are 'misleading': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... house in October last year; it currently remains before the Senate and could be postponed to until after the federal election. Burgess has previously pointed out the Bill will likely not pass the Senate crossbench, but claimed the government is confident ...

Financial services deregulation boosts economy by $2bn: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... products and facilitate the movement of consumers into more modern, higher performing, and lower-cost products. The Federal Election Policy Priorities report also points to implementing an evidence-based review of the tax system, instead of piecemeal ...

Aussie billionaires make $67k per hour: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... peoples are in the poorest 20% of the population," Oxfam Australia chief executive Lyn Morgain said. "As the federal election looms, it's critical that our political leaders take bold steps to ensure the super-rich pay their fair share of taxes ...

$3m super tax will level playing field: Australia Institute

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... on members' earnings above $3 million from 15% to 30%. The bill's future now rests after the upcoming federal election. Jericho said if the government can convince the crossbench to support these changes, all Australians would be better off. ...

Dimon 'cautiously pessimistic' on US economy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... Taiwan - but think of the global economic relationships. I think those are really important subjects." Commenting on the election of Donald Trump as US President, Dimon said he was not surprised at the result. "People were angry at whatever they called ...

Bitcoin now 7th largest global asset

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... favourable global monetary policy shifts, and expectations of a more supportive regulatory environment following the US election, Binance said. Locally, Binance found Australian investors remain bullish on the outlook for cryptocurrency in 2025. In a ...

CFS delivers 16.6% returns for growth members

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) announced impressive returns for its balanced and growth equivalent funds throughout 2024. The FirstChoice Employer Super balanced option returned 13.8% in 2024, while the FirstChoice Employer Super growth option delivered ...

Australian economy on the up in 2025: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... tightening, public sector demand remains robust, a trend which he expects will continue in the lead-up to the 2025 federal election. "Moreover, a significant factor contributing to the stickiness of inflation in Australia is stagnant labour productivity ...

Bitcoin returns 147%, outshines bull market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... equities delivered 38.2% for the year while global equities in general made 31.2%. The price of Bitcoin surged following the election of Donald Trump as US President last November, trading above US$68,000 to currently about US$92,000. "Historically ...

Investors should stay the course in 2025: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... distractions and focus on their goals in 2025. "We do not try to predict what is going to happen in the short-term, including election results in some countries," Rose explained. "We do observe all the political tensions and macroeconomic developments ...