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Jones preps DBFO Tranche 2 for parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones said the government will press on with Tranche 2 of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms that he is preparing to introduce in parliament. The highly anticipated set of changes promise to remove laborious ...

CBRE bolsters leadership team

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... region for investing in infrastructure assets and companies. He is based in Sydney and reports to chief investment officer Stephen Dowd in the sector. Dowd said the appointment comes as the company looks to expand the global team and strategy into Australia. ...

NZ Superannuation Fund names joint CIOs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
... new posts. Brad Dunstan and Will Goodwin will become joint chief investment officers effective December 2. They replace Stephen Gilmore, who left at the end of June to lead the investment unit at CalPERS. Dunstan is the head of portfolio completion and ...

GSFM hires retail business head

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... Management. Ben Williams officially starts on October 21 and will report to GSFM chief executive Damien McIntyre. He replaces Stephen Fletcher, who was in the role for nearly 17 years, and moves over to the newly created role of client portfolio manager ...

Household spending drops in September: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... adjusted terms, following a gain in August of 1.6%. The fall in September was in line with expectations, CBA chief economist Stephen Halmarick said, as the bank predicted a "pay-back" from the strong August result. Six of the 12 spending categories saw ...

Fed cut will not move the dial for RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... inflation challenge, and mean rate cuts are unlikely to be on the agenda for some time yet." GSFM investment strategist Stephen Miller agreed the August jobs numbers wouldn't move the dial for the RBA to cut rates. "The improbable circumstance of a rate ...

Federal Reserve kicks off easing cycle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... continue to reduce rates throughout the remainder of the year, trimming another 50 basis points by December end. GSFM's Stephen Miller said the decision to take the more aggressive approach "reflects a view that the inflation risks have diminished while ...

Government consults on laxing legacy super product rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... payments setting, according to an explanatory statement issued by assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones. "Although market-linked income streams have similarities to account-based income streams, all these legacy products ...

Hanson backs Dixon Advisory inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... FAAA has called upon parliamentarians to support the inquiry. It met with Treasury last week and consulted with Minister Stephen Jones in August. The probe will address key concerns about Dixon Advisory's collapse and its impact on the CSLR. It will ...

Genetic test results to no longer hinder life cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... monitor a range of heritable conditions, cancer predisposition syndromes, and cancers," minister for financial services Stephen Jones said. "No Australian should be discouraged from undertaking testing out of fear it may impact their ability to get life ...