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Buffett outlines plans for Berkshire Hathaway

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... lifetime pledges he made back in 2006. "At Thanksgiving, I have much to be thankful for..." Buffett said. "At 93, I feel good but fully realise I am playing extra innings." Buffett revealed that his three children, Howard, Susan and Peter, are the executors ...

AustralianSuper slams Brookfield's Origin Energy bid

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
... said. "The challenge facing the nation as we work towards net zero by 2050 is not a lack of capital but rather a shortage of good quality investment opportunities."

Inflation problem is homegrown: Bullock

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock warned that Australians' spending habits - particularly in the services sector - are now fuelling inflation. A trip to the hairdresser and dentist, eating out, and sporting and recreational ...

Small-cap shares set to soar: Flinders

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
... done nearly as bad financially as people thought they would." While small caps have become cheaper, they are still making good money, which makes their valuation more and more attractive compared to large-cap stocks, Macdougall added. "I just look at ...

Young women report low financial literacy: NAB

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
... literacy. Additionally, NAB said that despite three out of four Australians (75%) considering their financial literacy to be "good" to "excellent", the percentage of individuals reporting instances of financial hardship in the past three months has increased ...

Mercer fined $12m over advice failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
... Australian market for financial services. "... market efficiency, upon which consumer confidence rests, relies on reliability, good faith, fairness and honesty of conduct. These obligations are of fundamental importance, and they underpin the functioning ...

Key advice reforms still coming, Jones promises

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... willing to do that," he said. "... we want to ensure that, as we go forward and release all this stuff, that it's had good technical input, not only on the policy design but the legislation design as well. "I believe the mistakes in this policy space ...

ASIC freezes out former Magnolia Capital director

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... previously an authorised representative of Australian financial services licensee Guildfords Fund Management, failed to act in good faith as a director by putting investor funds at risk. ASIC said Atkins demonstrated a lack of honesty and integrity by ...

Pacific Current Group wraps up buyout talks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
... value inherent in PAC's portfolio of assets." PAC added that prior to the acquisition process, the business was "making good progress toward securing outside capital to manage." It said this was put on hold due to the transaction process but may ...

Super fund fees now at record low: Data

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... regulatory attention in the near future," Antil said. However, Antil also affirmed that any reduction to the average fees is a good result for consumers. "We should encourage a healthy and competitive superannuation market that continues to put downward ...