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Up to two million Aussies could face super tax: FSC

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... important for the government to consider the future implications of the tax despite only affecting a fraction of the population in its infancy. "The government will set the tone for how it intends to govern in its second term by deciding whether to listen ...

New SMSF trustees drive financial advice uptake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
... report, while showing that adviser influence is growing in new SMSF set-ups, however, indicates that the broader SMSF population still has significant advice needs. The number of SMSFs using advisers grew from 140,000 in 2023 to 155,000 in 2024. Despite ...

Centuria divests three industrial assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
... investment demand for industrial assets, benefiting from tailwinds created by the "Olympic effect," which includes strong population growth, limited land supply, and infrastructure development. According to Global Commercial Real Estate Services, Brisbane ...

Scrutiny, costs major hurdles to boosting IPOs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... can understand that because clients are ultimately demanding returns, both performance and dividends. With an ageing population, right now the super fund pension bill is circa $50 billion per year; by the end of 2030 that'll have increased to $120 billion ...

Chalmers and Bragg spar over $3m super tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... upon retirement when assuming inflation and 3% annual wage growth. The government has maintained that just 0.5% of the population will be impacted.

Analyst promotions: Frontier, Fidelity, ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... Frontier from PPC Urban, where she carried out strategic research into national childcare developments and conducted population forecasting and demand modelling to support site acquisition. Her work also involved client-facing tasks, including tender ...

Former Qualitas duo launch funds management shop

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... shortages ahead of the 2032 Olympics. At the same time, Queensland's housing pipeline faces mounting pressure from a population surge of about 135,000 (2.5%) in the year to March 2024. Government forecasts project a need for nearly one million additional ...

WA takes the economic crown: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... averages. "Western Australia performed strongly across multiple economic indicators, as 'The West's' strong relative population growth has boosted labour and housing markets, encouraging consumers to spend," CommSec chief economist Ryan Felsman said. ...

New sustainable real assets boutique eyes housing, aged care

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
A new investment boutique has launched in Melbourne, focused on sustainable and inclusive real assets. Peter Johnston, James Hooper, and Alexandra O'Dea have come together to form Socia Investors, 'socia' being the Latin word for 'partner'. ...

Institutional capital returns to retail real estate after hiatus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... retail investment proposition is underpinned by a relatively stable and conducive economic environment, marked by strong population growth, stabilising inflation, and expected monetary policy easing through the year. The report noted Australia has the ...