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Pension leaders urge US 401(k) plans to embrace private markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... Netherlands, Canada, and Australia allocate 15-40% of their total portfolios to private markets, with real estate often accounting for half that exposure. Funded retirement assets now top $60 trillion globally. This figure is expected to double within ...

Betashares gearing up to expand Wealth Builder product suite

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... achieves on its interest rate may be largely offset by the management fee it charges, Gleeson said that, even after accounting for fees, investors still access a lower cost of leverage than what's available through margin loans or home equity loans. ...

Australia progresses climate transition disclosures, planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... the Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures, International Sustainability Standards Board and Australian Accounting Standards Board," he said. In adopting ISSB standards, which are expected to take effect in 2026, Australia has the Safeguard ...

New SMSF industry body launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... platform OKX Australia, a role she assumed in early 2025. The council, which comprises 12 experts in the fields of accounting, auditing, SMSFs and fintech, held its first sitting at the Digital Economy Conference this week. The SMSF Innovation Council ...

Increased local, international demand drives practice valuations

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... an outlook, Birt said: "Market demand continues to outstrip supply. With a shortage of quality financial planning, accounting and mortgage broking business for sale, it remains a great market for sellers to activate their succession plans."

Minimum wage to rise 3.5%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... to $24.95 an hour. This equates to a before-tax wage of $948 per week, up about $32, or an annual salary of $51,512. Accounting for inflation, which came in at 2.4% at the most recent read, it is a real wage increase of 1.1% - one of the largest awarded ...

Greenwashing remains an enforcement priority: ASIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... requirements on them under the new laws. ASIC is set to deliver a set of educational materials in conjunction with accounting standards body AASB to help this group better understand their reporting obligations. Greenwashing is a separate issue, but ...

Industry groups hammer out guidance on tax-deductible advice fees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA), in consultation with leading accounting bodies, has released new guidance on tax-deductible advice fees. The guidance follows the release of the ATO Tax Determination in September last year, which the ...

DeepSeek, Alibaba: Silver linings for emerging markets strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... and fall and the rise again of Alibaba is one example. Alibaba once dominated the MSCI Emerging Markets Value Index, accounting for more than 8% of the index in 2016. At the end of April, it had a weighting of 6.5%. "What was once a growth darling, was ...

UniSuper lifts fund manager investment to $100m

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... Research Organisation (CSIRO). Collectively, these organisations channel more than $7 billion to research annually, accounting for over 60% of Australia's total research spend. Uniseed holds a contractual first-look right to invest in early-stage opportunities ...