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GDP grows but still slow: 'Confirms our worst fears'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... GDP read reflects the RBA's restrictive policy settings. "The RBA's latest forecasts from the November Statement of Monetary Policy suggest an expectation that growth will pick up to 1.5% by December 2024 before climbing to 2.3% by June 2025," he ...

Half of advice, super complaints result in no remedy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... investments and advice complaints were no remedy, or apology or explanation only (49%), service-based remedy (43%), and monetary remedy (7%). For the 2023-24 financial year, financial firms reported 72,238 complaints relating to investments and advice ...

Dividends to be down in FY25: Equity Trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... weakening rates of growth as its property sector shows "scant signs of life" and consumer confidence remains poor. "Recent monetary and fiscal support measures look to us to fall short of what is required to meaningfully revive demand," he said. "China's ...

InvestSense marks 10th birthday

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... credit boom, the development of China and Asia more broadly, and the highly leveraged US financial sector and the likely monetary response. "At InvestSense, we believe that empowering advisers with the right tools and support makes a meaningful difference ...

Bullock hints at no rate cut in 2025

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... interest rate policy. "I am often asked, 'why aren't we cutting rates yet in Australia?'," she said. "While monetary policy is central to the RBA's mandate, our responsibilities encompass a broader range of activities that support the ...

Top asset owners return to growth: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... elections. "Meanwhile, the rise of political influence amid the increase in geopolitical risks, major elections, and use of monetary policy to tackle inflation has necessitated asset owners to take a more sophisticated approach in managing the intersections ...

'Turbulent' environment expected in 2025: Robeco

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
... expects US growth to moderate in 2025, tempered by cooling consumption and higher tariffs. Yet, both fiscal as well as monetary policy remains procyclical. Real GDP is projected to grow by 1.7%, reflecting a mild 'stagflationary' trend as inflation remains ...

US election: Global investors fear inflation boom

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... rebuild inventories and step-up business spending. The potential for further corporate tax cuts and for the Fed to ease monetary policy would also be tailwinds."

Magellan warns of staggering sovereign debt

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... 100% in the UK, France, Spain, Italy, and Japan. Australia's national debt sits at 38% of GDP. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts global public debt will surpass US$100 trillion by the end of 2024 and will approach 100% of GDP by 2030. ...

IMF issues stark inflation warning for Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its inflation predictions for 2025, upping Australia's consumer price index expectations from 2.8% to 3.6%. In its World Economic Outcomes report, the IMF predicted Australia would be one of two advanced ...