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Oxfam calls for net wealth tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
The average Australian billionaires' wealth grew by almost $600,000 a day in the past year, or over $10.5 billion collectively, Oxfam research found. Globally, billionaire wealth jumped by over 16% in 2025, three times faster than the past five-year ...

PC recommends switch to digital financial reporting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2025
... productivity the PC is undertaking, presenting practical reforms to get Australia back on the path to growth. "The average Australian today enjoys living standards three times higher than the average Australian in the 1960s, due in part to the productivity ...

Stop delaying Payday Super laws, says SMC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
... on time and in full. "Payday super will not only stamp out unpaid super - it'll put nearly $8000 more in the average Australian's pocket at retirement, thanks to more frequent payments and the power of compounding." However, SMC did acknowledge the impact ...

Entireti, Otivo enter strategic alliance for digital advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... Advisers have the answers and guidance that people need and want but advice is currently out of reach for the average Australian, which is why Entireti is highly supportive of reforms that encourage and foster the development of new and innovative advice ...

Super funds should focus on 'simple' advice: Jones

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... said, despite concerns, with so many Australians approaching retirement, something needs to be done to help the average Australian access advice. "There's about five million Australians who are either at or approaching retirement, but there's ...

Super on parental leave bill hits parliament

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
... "Unfortunately, it is women who suffer the most financially, as their income drops dramatically after having children. On average Australian women retire with 25% less super than their male counterparts. "A big part of that is explained by women taking ...

Dexus property valuation rout deepens by $2bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
... and 96.8%, while strong rent collections stood at 99.5%. "For our office portfolio, occupancy exceeded the average Australian market occupancy of 86.4%, with average leasing incentives of 27.9%, below the market average," he said. "In office, location ...

2024 to be a watershed year: FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2024
... average as well as wealthy Australians," she said. "We have a financial system that's so complex that the average Australian simply can't navigate it on their own and will miss many opportunities if they don't have professional advice." Finally ...

Cost-of-living crisis puts young members at risk: Rest

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2023
... despite being decades away from retirement. They're also more pessimistic about their future compared to the average Australian superannuation member. Rest chief executive Vicki Doyle said the research paints a "sobering picture" of its young members' ...

Aware Super details new term deposit option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
... per dollar, or not taxed at all for pension members. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the average Australian working full-time earns $1807 a week. Aware Super said if they invested $10,000 in a 12-month term deposit through the fund ...
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