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Australian GDP growth 'steady but not solid': La Trobe

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... demonstrating negative GDP per capita, and it's become entrenched. "The most recent Productivity Commission annual report showed productivity had decreased year-on-year in 11 out of 16 industries. "We're working more than ever, but our overall ...

Oaktree offers Star $650m lifeline

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... years. In August 2024 the casino operator requested to take a break from trading on the ASX after the release of the Bell Report by the NSW Independent Casino Commission. Star returned to the ASX around a month later and saw its share price plummet by ...

Housing construction lags broader economy by 49%: PC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... construction sector is lagging Australia's productivity levels by 49% and is helping fuel the affordable housing crisis, a new report from the Productivity Commission reveals. The Housing construction productivity: Can we fix it? report calculates ...

Platforms placate fee consent ordeal: SuitabilityHub

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... SuitabilityHub managing director Recep Peker says. This is one of the main findings in SuitabilityHub's 2025 Platform Market Wrap report, which analysed 18 platforms and portfolio solutions. "One of the areas that a lot of advice practices struggle with ...

Economist calls for 35bps rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... interest rate down to 4%. "To my mind, the case for a rate cut this month has been clear ever since release of the Q4 CPI report. In short, underlying inflation has come down quicker than the RBA expected, and the economy deserves to be rewarded for ...

Fiducian FUMAA swell to $14.4bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
Fiducian Group reported an 11% increase in funds under management, administration, and advice (FUMAA) to $14.4 billion thanks to improved inflows and the steady rise of the financial markets. The funds management business saw assets grow by 16% in the ...

GQG records US$1.7bn net flows in January

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... for the business in the years ahead and are energised to try to capture them." The results follow a recent Morningstar report depicting struggles active managers may face moving forward. "Our covered firms - inclusive of Challenger, Perpetual, GQG and ...

Super's operational infrastructure 'not quite right'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... super sector's "underdeveloped" operational infrastructure has been highlighted as a main area of concern in a new research report from the Conexus Institute. The report highlighted failures in member servicing - which have been heightened in the wake ...

Senate calls to overhaul super fund boards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
The Senate Economics Committee has released its third interim report as part of the inquiry into Australia's retirement system. Senate Economics Committee chair Senator Andrew Bragg said the third report is focused around the "shocking governance ...

AMP profit dives as advice business sale bites

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
AMP's statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) slumped to $150 million in the 2024 financial year, nearly half the previous year's result, which the firm attributed to simplification spend and the sale of its advice business. The prior year's ...