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Australia’s shameful super gap

Pascale Helyar-Moray
4 December 2024
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ASFA provides a key guide for how much you will need to live on in retirement. Unfortunately it has many deficiencies, and the averages don't tell the full story of the growing gender superannuation gap.

A one-page introduction to investing

Rob Garnsworthy
24 August 2022
26

Faced with confusing complexity which often fails to improve investment outcomes, a former managing director set himself the task of writing a one-page introduction to investing for his 18-year-old grandkids.

A colossal waste of time, but it's fun

Michael Batnick
23 February 2022
8

From a financial view, most earnings calls and stock picks are a waste of time. For most people, their investing would be better served in an index fund. So why bother with it? The best reason is because you enjoy it.

Investor downside when management controls access to the board

Miles Staude
9 December 2020
7

Try having a direct conversation with a board member without going through the company's PR team. Boards can become managed and co-opted by company executives and forget who they work for.

Four ways to reduce the generation blame game

Emma Davidson
29 July 2020
44

There's a popular view that generations are 'at war', but is it really the case that generations are more divided than ever before? If so, what's causing it? Why now? And how can we move forward?

Keating's super versus disengaged millennials

Leisa Bell
30 October 2018
10

Mercer says the nature of the workforce is changing and many part-time workers in the gig economy are excluded from super. It contributes to widespread disengagement and apathy towards super.

Larry Fink's letter to global business leaders

Larry Fink
27 January 2018

BlackRock's CEO, Larry Fink, wrote to over 1,000 business leaders on the importance of long-term value creation and why companies should make a positive contribution to society.

Treasurer: super reform was difficult but we had no choice

Graham Hand
6 September 2017

Treasurer Scott Morrison on superannuation engagement and why the recent changes were essential, and in fact, have no impact on the vast majority of people.

Dan Pink TED talk on motivation

Graham Hand
26 February 2015

Behavioural reasons why we ignore life annuities

David Bell
17 October 2013
4

Life annuities is a product with theoretical appeal but it does not gather significant market acceptance. These behavioural reasons need to be addressed before substantial increases in sales occur.

Michael Porter on 'Shared Value' for companies

Graham Hand
10 October 2013

How institutional investors influence listed companies

Chris Cuffe
29 August 2013

Don’t judge the extent to which institutional investors influence listed companies by the big public event, the AGM. Private meetings with executives of listed companies are ongoing and lively.

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Raising the GST to 15%

Treasurer Jim Chalmers aims to tackle tax reform but faces challenges. Previous reviews struggled due to political sensitivities, highlighting the need for comprehensive and politically feasible change.

Noel Whittaker
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100 Aussies: seven charts on who earns, pays, and owns

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Here's what should replace the $3 million super tax

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9 winning investment strategies

There are many ways to invest in stocks, but some strategies are more effective than others. Here are nine tried and tested investment approaches - choosing one of these can improve your chances of reaching your financial goals.

James Gruber
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The rubbery numbers behind super tax concessions

In selling the super tax, Labor has repeated Treasury claims of there being $50 billion in super tax concessions annually, mostly flowing to high-income earners. This figure is vastly overstated.

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