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Rod Myer / The New Daily

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Super funds set for worst returns since GFC

Superannuation funds are set to record their worst performance since the global financial crisis as sharemarkets plunge due to high inflation and rising interest rates.

Why Bitcoin isn't an alternative sharemarket

Sharemarkets are falling, but Bitcoin is falling faster, at least for the moment. Here’s what you can do about it.

Super boost for low paid workers but no joy for pensioners

About 300,000 low-paid workers – the majority of whom are women – will receive a financial boost after the Senate passed legislation giving superannuation entitlements to those earning under $450 monthly.

Superannuation returns head for double figures

Superannuation returns are set to reach double figures for the year as global markets continue their recovery from the pandemic, boosting the retirement prospects for 15 million Australians.

Online share traders double in two years

The number of people trading shares online in Australia has doubled over the past two years as the pandemic and low interest rates draw more people into investing.

"Whyalla wipeout" looms years after death of carbon tax

The tax that inspired Craig Emerson’s infamous TV ditty is gone, but the town’s future is at risk again.