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Super for housing to exacerbate affordability crisis: Eslake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... housing," he said. "In practice, the scheme proposed by the Liberal and National Parties would be of little benefit to people in the 'traditional' first-home buyer age cohort of 25-34 years, because their accumulated superannuation savings are ...

Megatrends impacting portfolio construction: Mercer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... for a long period of time now, technology itself did not produce any significant productivity guides. "So, when you hear people talking about AI and other productivity guides, I would urge you to give a good degree of discourse in the sense that AI itself ...

Payday Super penalties ramped up ahead of legislation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... less lost super and better investment outcomes in preparation for retirement. We are sure that this change will encourage people to engage more regularly with their retirement savings." Meantime, the Super Members Council chief executive Misha Schubert ...

Remara launches real estate strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... open-ended managed fund that seeks opportunities in the residential, industrial, and commercial sectors. "Our fund gives people the security of investing in what they know and want, which is property, without the substantial and concentrated capital ...

ASFA launches new initiative to fight financial crime

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... growing challenges," ASFA chief executive Mary Delahunty said. "By working together, we stand a better chance of safeguarding people's savings and maintaining the trust and integrity of the superannuation system." The initiative will build on ASFA's ...

Lost super bill sits at $18bn: ATO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... lost and unclaimed superannuation contributions sitting with the ATO and super funds. Of those, $471 million is owed to people aged over 65. Lost super is held by super funds where the member is either uncontactable, being that the fund has lost contact ...

Federal Reserve rate cuts beckon

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... rate cutting cycle in years; here's what top economists see unfolding. AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina said some people believe the Fed is behind the curve and that the labour market will weaken further. They posit that a 50-basis point rate ...

The transferrable skills for advisers who changed careers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... force at the age of 19, serving in Melbourne and regional Victoria. His interest in investing and wanting to help other people with their financial circumstances led him to study financial advice in 2008 and, by 2012, he found his feet in the industry. ...

Pensioners to pay more under aged care reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... which said the amount paid by Australians accessing care should be determined by personal wealth, noting that the older people of the future will be wealthier, primarily due to the compulsory superannuation system. According to the government, all "fully ...

Aussies unprepared to manage retirement income

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... good outcomes around financial plans for retirement. With high-quality professional financial advice out of reach for many people, due to cost or lack of access, too often the onus is on individuals to take responsibility for complex decisions at retirement. ...