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March inflation drops to 7%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has reported a decrease in inflation, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) falling to 7% in the March quarter. ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt attributed the decrease in inflation to a fall in ...

Superannuation changes limit tax benefits for top earners: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023
... providing coverage to a broader range of members, especially those who are most in need in Australia. According to APRA statistics, in 2021, approximately 8.6 million Australians had death cover, while around 7.7 million had total permanent disability ...

Adviser complaints rise, super complaints decrease

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
... number of superannuation complaints have slashed while those related to financial advisers have shot up, the latest statistics from the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) shows. In the six months to December 2022, AFCA received 2538 superannuation ...

Employment figures no cause for rate hike: Experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 APR 2023
... expected lift in jobs in March, however economists say it won't lead to a rate hike. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, unemployment is at the lowest seen since 1974. About 53,000 people got jobs in March - significantly more than the ...

Regulators prioritise emerging areas of risk

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... deputy commissioner Emma Rosenzweig shared a few areas of focus. Rosenzweig said the ATO has just published its major statistics on lost and unclaimed super. "Since November 2019 when we started doing that up to June last year, we proactively consolidated ...

The unique experience of a single woman

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... life, single women have plenty on their plates - and all with a serve of financial disadvantage on the side. Global statistics and studies point out that the number of uncoupled women who have never been married is steadily rising and unfortunately those ...

Claimants tend to be younger women: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... superannuation - the predominant platform through which most Australians can afford to hold insurance," MetLife said. The statistics form part of MetLife's recently published Value of life insurance report, which found that young women have lower financial ...

Gender balance is smart economics: CEW

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... remuneration levels than a set base wage, which can be more easily compared and reviewed," she said. "There are plenty of statistics in Australia and elsewhere to indicate that men with families earn more than men without for example. The same data shows ...

Hines buys QLD industrial asset

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2023
... strategic opportunity to capitalise on the current dislocation in supply and demand dynamics, with the latest leasing statistics showing an extremely tight leasing market across the entire East Coast of Australia. "In addition to the macroeconomic tailwinds ...

Industry super defies turbulent markets

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... odds by growing its asset pool by 14% at the end of 2022 while other sectors contracted. According to APRA's latest statistics, industry super fund assets reported double-digit growth to reach $1.1 trillion compared to the prior corresponding year. Retail ...