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Vale Greg Bright

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
The financial services industry and the journalists that cover it are mourning the loss of Greg Bright, a titan of the financial trade press. For more than four decades, Bright was instrumental in shaping Australia's financial services trade media ...

Investment firm becomes cornerstone investor in Finexia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
Investment firm Factory Capital has become a cornerstone investor in Finexia Financial Group through a $3.73 million private placement subscription. The deal comprises the purchase of 12.46 million Finexia shares at $0.30 each, a 20% premium over its ...

Heightened costs push young Aussies to plan ahead: HESTA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
Close to half of those aged 18 to 39 are taking more action for their retirement in light of heightened cost-of-living pressures, a HESTA study reveals. These actions include salary sacrificing and using online calculators to keep track of their superannuation. ...

Short-termism damaging Australian economy: CEDA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
Australia must move beyond pervasive short-termism and lift its policy ambitions if the nation is to reach its economic potential, according to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). "Our record of almost three decades of economic ...

BlackRock launches new bond ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
BlackRock Australia has announced it will launch the iShares 20+ year US Treasury Bond ETF (ASX: ULTB) with a management fee of 0.15%. The addition of the ETF extends the local iShares fixed income range, which it said offers Australian advisers and ...

Fed's Powell says 'time has come' to cut rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has declared that inflation is on a sustainable path back to the 2% target and the "time has come" to start cutting interest rates. Powell spoke to global central bankers, policymakers, economists, and academics ...

Retirees not confident in Age Pension: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
... act that could span 25 years or more, but many don't feel financially prepared to navigate the transition," contributor Bec Wilson said. "Our research indicates a strong desire for education and advice to help achieve retirement goals and alleviate ...

New bill seeks to block investments involving Cbus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has introduced a bill to stop the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) from investing in housing projects financed by Cbus. The bill would amend the Housing Australia Future Fund Act 2023 to include an additional limitation ...

Super on parental leave bill hits parliament

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
The legislation that will ensure superannuation is paid on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave was tabled today, with the super industry calling for its swift passage. The Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Adding Superannuation for a More Secure Retirement) ...

Insignia Financial books $185m loss, halts dividends

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
The costs associated with the wealth giant's transformation and increased remediation provisions have resulted in a $185.3 million net loss and the need to pause dividends as it undertakes a strategic review. Releasing its full-year results to the ASX ...