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Policy & Regulation

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down his third budget, outlining the government’s macroeconomic forecasts and changes to superannuation....

Financial planning

Unemployment is forecast to reach 3.75% in the September quarter of 2022, the lowest since 1974, with the Government signalling rising wages as the ticket out of inflatio...

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Superannuation

The cost of retirement for couples went up 0.3% to $62,083 per year and up 0.5% to $43,901 for singles during the September quarter, according to data....

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Financial planning

There was an 8.9% decline in total wages in the financial services and insurance sector between 28 March and 4 April, one of the highest changes across industry sectors, ...

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Financial planning

Australian wage growth beats inflation, making increasing prices of rent, petrol and food more affordable than 100 years ago, said Budget Direct. ...

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Policy & Regulation

A company tax rate cut outweighs benefits that could flow from increased foreign investment and higher wages, according to Victoria University....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

1 month 4 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

2 months ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

4 months ago

Entireti has unveiled the new name for the AMP financial advice businesses that it acquired last year....

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A Sydney financial adviser has been permanently banned from providing any financial services, with the regulator deriding his “lack of integrity, trustworthiness and prof...

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Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has provided further information about the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms....

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