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RBA set to lift the cash rate again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
... of 2023 we expect weak growth and a sharp fall in inflation to drive the start of rate cuts," he said. Sydney University school of economics associate professor Mark Melatos said: "Inflation is significantly above the RBA's target band and likely ...

Advising an ageing population

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... retirement. Speaking at the Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) Professionals Congress London Business School professor Andrew Scott explained why. Kicking things off, Scott said it can be hard to escape the notion that you're going ...

NGS Super chair to retire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
After a decade in the role, Dick Shearman is retiring as chair of NGS Super. Shearman joined the NGS board in 2012 as a member representative director and became chair that same year. At the time, it had $4.4 billion and has since grown to $13 billion ...

Super education is professional development: ART

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
... don't want to call [superannuation] an obligation, because the moment it is - it becomes a tick sheet," Brisbane Grammar School director of people and culture Esme Strydom said. "I want to look at everything for employees, what is it I can do to make ...

US recession probability reaches 75% - is Australia at risk?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
According to UNSW Business School associate professor Konark Saxena, the probability of a US recession is about 75%, possibly impacting several macroeconomic indicators. To bring down inflation, the US Federal Reserve must increase interest rates until ...

Chalmers delivers on childcare

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... they want," Chalmers said. "The reforms will also support children's learning and development and their readiness for school." The changes will cost about $4.7 billion in total. The ACCC will also conduct a 12-month inquiry into rising early childhood ...

Government scraps legacy tax, super measures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
A range of tax and superannuation changes that were announced by the previous government but never legislated have been scrapped by the Labor government. To provide certainty to industry and those that would have been impacted by the measures, the government ...

Super fund satisfaction takes hit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
... top three key drivers of overall satisfaction and NPS." The survey is conducted in partnership with Melbourne Business School and was carried out in July and August.

US state public pensions fragile: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... future, the report said: "We anticipate contribution rate increases continuing to grow as states, cities, counties, and school districts try to grapple with their unfunded liabilities. One of the drivers will be a continued decline in the average assumed ...

PwC appoints chief economist for Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... Auster is a member of the advisory board to the APEC Study Centre at RMIT, a research fellow at Monash University Business School, a member of the Melbourne Economic Forum, and Women in Economics.