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Former AMP Capital research lead joins family office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2024
... Capital in 2003. He later shifted his focus to federal politics, where he worked as a political advisor in the Howard government before joining the Property Council of Australia after the 2007 election. He also did a stint with CBRE. In 2014, Dixon founded ...

Buffett outlines plans for Berkshire Hathaway

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... million) to charitable foundations run by his children, including The Susan Buffet Foundation, The Sherwood Foundation, The Howard G. Buffett Foundation, and NoVo Foundation. This is the second year that Buffett has made additional gifts to the family ...

Super planning remains top adviser focus this EOFY: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
BT Financial Group technical consultant Tim Howard says super contribution planning is top of mind for clients and their financial advisers this end of financial year. On a recent podcast episode, Howard told Financial Standard it's not just about ...

Superannuation market defies capital market chaos

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2023
... "As high as this ratio could've potentially been, it still pales in significance compared to 2007 when the Howard government abolished taxes on retirement savings; when they did this, contributions exploded to 34.8% of total wages," a Rainmaker report ...

Family home dominates adviser conversations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021
... government's package of reforms to reduce pressure on housing affordability in Australia. BT technical consultant Tim Howard said advisers can encourage their clients to discuss early in the process whether a downsizer contribution to super should ...

LGS partners with SuperFriend

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... set to reflect on the impacts of COVID-19 on mental health. TAL chief commercial officer, group life & investments Andrew Howard said that now, more than ever, it is essential for Australians to have access to education and support on mental health. ...

Vale Ted Evans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
... great public servants. "Ted has left an indelible mark on Australia. As Treasury Secretary, Ted advised the Keating and Howard governments on balancing the budget, major tax reforms, including introduction of the GST, and establishment of the key economic ...

Market recovery or dead cat bounce?

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... are best placed to weather the storm, and that are available at attractive prices," Page said. "As Oaktree Capital's Howard Marks said recently 'buy when you can access value cheap'." Shaw and Partners senior investment adviser Adam Dawes ...

Coronavirus in, climate change out: Costello, deVere

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... new coronavirus to be dubbed the number one threat to financial markets and the global economy, with former Howard Government Treasurer and Future Fund chair Peter Costello warning of the short-term risk of the rapidly spreading virus. "As of today ...

Chief economist update: Negative bang for RBA, government's buck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
"Pessimism becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy; it reproduces itself by crippling our willingness to act." - Howard Zinn Taken after the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) third interest rate reduction this year which brought the official cash rate ...
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