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Webull launches SMSF account offering

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... those with low balances. ASIC noted a "clear correlation" between SMSF size and member returns, citing a Productivity Commission report that found SMSFs with balances under $500,000 tend to underperform industry and retail funds after expenses and tax. ...

Insurance in super remains a mystery to millions of Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... several hundreds of dollars a year, and more if they're in risky occupations. According to modelling by the Productivity Commission, a low-income, blue-collar worker paying for death, total and permanent disability (TPD), and income protection insurance ...

Productivity problem a long-term trend: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
Australia's productivity continued to stagnate in the December quarter, suggesting that the productivity problem may be part of a long-term trend. The Productivity Commission's (PC) latest quarterly productivity bulletin found labour productivity ...

Chalmers boosts Help to Buy scheme, construction sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... around 18,000 social and affordable homes. The $54 million announced this evening comes as a scathing Productivity Commission report shows that the housing construction sector is lagging Australia's productivity levels by 49% and is helping fuel ...

Budget deficit to balloon to $42.1bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... Non-competes are holding too many Australians back from switching to better, higher-paying jobs. "The Productivity Commission estimates this reform could lift productivity, reduce inflation and improve GDP by $5 billion. And it could boost wages by up ...

Fixing retirement system an election priority: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... major reform it's calling for is the introduction of a top 10 best super funds list, as recommended by the Productivity Commission. "Such a mechanism would ensure new, disengaged members were allocated to a high-performing fund, and provide a benchmark ...

The productivity problem: Good ideas never put to use

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
The Productivity Commission's (PC) latest Annual productivity bulletin has revealed multifactor productivity growth has been almost non-existent in recent times. The bulletin said a creeping inefficiency and failure to push the boundaries of innovation ...

Australian GDP growth 'steady but not solid': La Trobe

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... nine quarters, demonstrating negative GDP per capita, and it's become entrenched. "The most recent Productivity Commission annual report showed productivity had decreased year-on-year in 11 out of 16 industries. "We're working more than ever ...

Housing construction lags broader economy by 49%: PC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... Australia's productivity levels by 49% and is helping fuel the affordable housing crisis, a new report from the Productivity Commission reveals. The Housing construction productivity: Can we fix it? report calculates that the number of dwellings ...

Grattan Institute renews calls for best-in-show super funds, partial annuitisation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
The Grattan Institute is urging the government to mandate the partial annuitisation of Australians' superannuation and implement the 'best-in-show' list of funds to help simplify a "complex" system and allow retirees to spend their savings ...
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