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ATO sounds alarm as Payday Super deadline nears

VINNY VUCAGO | MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026

... commissioner Emmer Rosenzweig said more than half of employees are still playing superannuation quarterly rather than alongside wages, despite the incoming reforms requiring contributions to be paid on payday. The changes are designed to reduce unpaid ...

Proposed CGT reforms could upend HNW low advice demand

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026

... say, 'I need to talk to someone, because this has just got really complicated'," he told the 2026 SIAA Conference. "Wages and tax on income are sticky, but wealth is slippery. It moves, it changes very, very quickly, and that is what's going ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026

... discretionary trusts, more closely aligning the tax rates for trusts with the rates paid by workers who earn a living from wages," he explained. In a bid to protect more investors, Treasury pledged $10.3 million to ASIC to better data use when supervising ...

Industry welcomes government's productivity push

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026

... time when Australians continue to face cost-of-living pressures, lifting productivity is essential to sustainably growing wages and improving living standards," Birmingham said. "Budget measures that support productivity growth across the financial services ...

Minimum 30% tax for discretionary trusts

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026

... discretionary trusts, more closely aligning the tax rates for trusts with the rates paid by workers who earn a living from wages," he explained. Fixed trusts, including fixed testamentary trusts, will not be subject to the minimum tax. The minimum tax ...

Unpaid super costs workers $24.4bn: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO | MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026

... super entitlements. The Payday Super reforms, coming in July 1, will require employers to pay super at the same time as wages, replacing the quarterly system. The change is expected to improve transparency and make it easier to detect underpayments early. ...

Inflation skyrockets in March, RBA hike almost certain

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026

... year-on-year inflation to move even higher when the figures for April are released." Chesler said VanEck is also anticipating wages to start reacting to rising inflation. "Fair Work is expected to release its decision on the minimum wage increase, which ...

Albanese stresses importance of 'economic sovereignty'

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026

... those days. "And any party or leader who promises otherwise, anyone who pretends that the solution to housing or jobs or wages or health is to somehow to recreate the 1950s or 60s, or whatever time they imagine everything was hunky dory, is simply not ...

Inflation remains firm, May rate hike still in play

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026

... shocks. "We're well placed and well prepared with faster growth than any major advanced economy, low unemployment and solid wages growth," Chalmers said. "The Albanese government's three main economic priorities are addressing inflation, productivity ...

Wealth levels triple for middle Australia: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026

... retirees, to $740 per week on average in 2022, compared to $340 in 2002, in wage adjusted terms. Even with sluggish real wages growth in recent years, capital growth through super helped working Australians build wealth, the report found. From 1996 to ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI | 12:42PM

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI | 12:34PM

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI | 12:17PM

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA | 12:29PM

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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