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Lending to small businesses increases: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
Despite soaring interest rates, the number of small business owners borrowing from banks has sharply risen in 2022, a new survey reveals. More than a third (36%) of Australian small businesses canvassed by CPA Australia are increasingly relying on external ...

Government to double tax for high super balances

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
The government will double the concessional tax rate for superannuation balances over $3 million, affecting 80,000 people or 0.5% of super accounts. Commencing 2025/26, superannuation earnings in the accumulation phase that exceed $3 million will face ...

Stop penalising women: HESTA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
HESTA is once again calling for the Australian government to address gender inequities in superannuation and improve financial security for women. In its pre-budget submission, the super fund said tracking and closing gender gaps remain its top priority. ...

ACCC blitzes social media influencers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2023
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has targeted social media influencers who use misleading testimonials and endorsements. The ACCC said it's "sweeping" more than 100 social media influencers from over 150 consumer tip-offs for ...

Retirees feel the brunt of inflation: Challenger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
If the current high levels of inflation continue for years rather than months, many retirees could be facing some difficult spending choices, says Challenger. A new report, entitled Innovations to manage inflation risks, highlights the need for financial ...

Pre-retirees want, need financial advice: Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
Pre-retirees are increasingly interested in receiving financial advice, according to a retirement planning study by Fidelity International. Fidelity's New Life Old Life report shows that 80% of pre-retirees currently receive advice, have received ...

Australia's 1% just keep getting richer: Study

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
According to Oxfam, the richest 1% of Aussies have accumulated 10 times more wealth than the bottom 50% in the past decade. In its latest report, titled Survival of the richest, Oxfam found that Australian billionaire wealth is 61% higher than it was ...

Financial advice adds $150k in retirement: Analysis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
Research from Aware Super suggests members who access financial advice end up $150,000 better off in retirement compared to those that don't. From a sample of over 100,000 members, some of which received comprehensive advice, Aware Super found those ...

RBA downplays exchange rate inflationary impacts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... It took several years after mining investment had peaked for the real Australia trade-weighted index of the exchange rate (TWI) to return close to its pre-mining boom level. But, while slower wages contributed only gradually to adjustments in the real ...

Andrew Hagger leaves Tattarang

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
After three years in the role, Andrew Hagger has stepped down as chief executive of Twiggy Forrest's Tattarang and the Minderoo Foundation. In an announcement late yesterday, the private investment group said Hagger has decided to transition out ...