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How to simplify super to get better retirement outcomes: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... report also suggested a slight variation to the recommendation, proposing that no minimum drawdown be required for balances below $30,000. This variation is based on the fact that many older Australians wish to maintain a capital buffer or "rainy day" ...

Family offices turn to start-ups, M&As: PwC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... prefer small deals of up to US$25 million. Two out of three deals in the first half of 2024 were valued at US$25 million and below. Of the 11,000 family offices analysed, PwC found they are "now fundamentally transforming" as they become prominent players ...

TAL creates consumer and growth unit

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... experience. She began her career at Telstra, holding several sales and marketing roles, including the telco's largest below-the-line campaigns. Denby added:: "As the expectations and needs of Australian consumers change, we must innovate to meet ...

Unemployment drops below 4%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 3.9% in November, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "With employment rising by 36,000 people and the number of unemployed decreasing by 27,000 people, the ...

2025 economic outlook 'threatening': AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... at the latest taking the cash rate down to 3.6% by year end." Oliver said global growth is likely to slow in 2025 to just below 3% and will likely strengthen in the second half helped by rate cuts. "Australian growth is likely to edge up to 1.8% helped ...

Dividends to be down in FY25: Equity Trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... flat to down on FY24 with modest growth anticipated in FY26." Thompson said domestic GDP growth is expected to remain at or below 2% in CY25 as the lagged impact of higher interest rates and weakening consumer spending continue to bite. Additionally ...

'New class of advisers' need clear-cut distinction: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... get wrong. Perhaps we could define simplicity in relation to the client circumstances, such as holding assets and income below a certain level. There are several options here, but what's not negotiable is we need a very clear distinction," she said. ...

Wages grow 3.5% for the year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
... Statistics (ABS). ABS head of price statistics Michelle Marquardt said this was the first time annual wage growth had fallen below 4% since the June 2023 quarter. Commonwealth Bank senior economist Stephen Wu said the reading was softer than what the ...

Interest rates to remain on hold for some time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... here." Aird said CBA is predicting 100bp of easing over 2025, finishing the year with a cash rate of 3.35%. "This is a touch below the RBA's estimate of the nominal neutral cash rate, which is centred on a point estimate of 3.5%," he said.

Charter Hall, Hostplus bid price for HPI reduces

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... and Hostplus-owned pub portfolios range from 4.9% to 5.1%. Transaction evidence supports capitalisation rates materially below that implied by the offer," the board said. Charter Hall's lawyers told the ASX this morning that it has extended the bid ...