The government’s much-anticipated Retirement Incomes Review has found that increases in employer’s compulsory superannuation contributions are financed by reductions in workers’ wage growth. This isn’t… Read More ›
In retirement many women find themselves financially dependent on their partner. The interaction between an unequal distribution of paid and unpaid work within many households… Read More ›
Many economists think that earnings in super funds should be taxed at a relatively low rate, compared to labour earnings and other types of earnings… Read More ›
Tax-driven off-market buybacks were first used in 1997 by the Commonwealth Bank. Since then, TOMBs (as we call them) have been used nearly 60 times,… Read More ›
How would you feel if you were having a Zoom meeting with your accountant and they asked “how would you like to save more than… Read More ›
The key challenge for the Australian retirement income system is how to take full advantage of its Defined Contribution basis (including inter-generational equity and financial… Read More ›
Artworks contribute to the creation of distinct national cultures and to economic growth. National art collections attract tourists. Local government commonly relies on the arts… Read More ›
At the heart of the debate over higher compulsory superannuation sit big trade-offs that are too rarely acknowledged. Boosting retirement incomes inevitably comes at a… Read More ›
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