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Changing retirement landscape needs regulatory framework: Actuaries Institute

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... individuals take a holistic approach and remember to plan for their physical and mental health needs and how they will maintain their sense of identity and purpose in life after full-time work. The Actuaries Institute concluded that Australia should ...

CPI cools to 4.9%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... surveyed in the October CPI and the stickiness of the trimmed mean in the monthly figures mean the RBA is still likely to maintain its tightening bias at next week's meeting." Considering this, Mousina predicts the cash rate will remain unchanged ...

Aussie fintech growth counteracted by local challenges: EY

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
Australia's fintech sector is showing signs of growth; however, it's still being held back by constrained local capital, complex regulatory challenges, and investor appetite for offshore opportunities. In its eighth consecutive year, the EY ...

British banker to become RBA deputy governor

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has selected Bank of England (BoE) executive Andrew Hauser as its new deputy governor and as a member of the Reserve Bank board. Hauser is set to begin his five-year term in January, bringing with him over three decades ...

New bill to strip treasurer of RBA monetary policy veto powers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
The government will introduce a bill to parliament this week that proposes abolishing the treasurer's power to override the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA's) monetary policy decisions. Treasurer Jim Chalmers today announced the government's plans ...

Betashares launches cash plus managed fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
The Betashares Australian Cash Plus Fund (managed fund) (MMKT) offers investors access to a diversified portfolio that includes Australian dollar cash and short-term money market securities. According to Betashares, most money market securities in the ...

Treasury mulls reforming use of genetic test results by life insurers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
Treasury is calling for feedback on the use of genetic testing in life insurance underwriting, citing concerns the existing moratorium is ineffective, negatively impacting medical research efforts, and a lack of compliance from insurers. The government's ...

AustralianSuper slams Brookfield's Origin Energy bid

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
AustralianSuper has savaged Brookfield and EIG's eleventh-hour bid to acquire Origin Energy, emphatically asserting its intention to oppose a "low-ball" offer for the ASX-listed generator and retailer. The consortiums revised proposal under the ...

Mercer fined $12m over advice failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
... fees for services it was not entitled to charge," she said. "These failures occurred in part because Mercer failed to maintain the necessary systems and processes to ensure that the disclosure statements sent to customers were timely and accurate. "ASIC ...

Perth Mint enters voluntary enforceable undertaking

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
... Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006," The Perth Mint chair Sam Walsh said. "We're working hard to meet the expectations and maintain the trust of the WA community, the gold mining sector, our business partners and customers. " Walsh added Australia's ...