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Renters need twice as much super, risk poverty in retirement: SCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... times as much super as homeowners to enjoy the same standard of living. All in all, the study found that renters have higher rates of financial stress and poverty than homeowners. SCA chief executive Xavier O'Halloran is urging intervention to fix the ...

'Unretiring' a global trend: T. Rowe Price

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... a recession by mid-2026, with inflation rated as a top concern (42%), as well as geopolitical events (30%) and interest rates (27%). Additionally, 17% believe they will run out of money in retirement and only 27% are confident they could withstand a ...

Benchmark report reveals crucial blind spots in whistleblower protections

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... employee feedback on their whistleblower program in the past year. ASIC also observed large differences in substantiation rates and investigation timeframes between companies. In average, it takes 49 days to complete an investigation, while only 24% ...

Aware Real Estate, Barings acquire Home HQ Artarmon

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... of successful improvement projects. Around $9 million has been invested in upgrades for the building, helping occupancy rates increase from 71% to 93% and bringing in over 3400 square meters of new tenants. It has also exhibited strong leasing momentum ...

Betashares launches new Enhanced Credit Income ETF

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... Australian companies. ECRD is intended to boost investor income by enhancing yields through gearing at institutional borrowing rates, offering a running yield of 7.68% p.a. paid monthly, as at December 1. The gearing ratio is between 66.7% and 71.4% ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... astronomical 79% on a median price per hectare, Rabobank estimates, driven by a confluence of factors such as lower interest rates, heightened demand from institutional investors and limited supply. In 2024, though, farmland prices contracted with the ...

Principal rejoins Mercer team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... defined benefit funds, communicating the financial impact to chief financial officers, recommending appropriate contribution rates, and assisting with product design for defined contribution funds. "It feels amazing to return to Mercer after 14 years ...

APRA's fresh guardrails to impact property investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... waiting. Housing debt is a key vulnerability for the Australian financial system," Lonsdale said. "A decline in interest rates coupled with a robust labour market suggests a shift in the financial risk cycle. These periods often coincide with higher ...

Inflation hits 3.8% in October

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... unemployment rate remains low. Throw this inflation print on the pile and it is clear that the RBA cannot justify cutting rates right now." The RBA kept interest rates on hold at the November 5 meeting at 3.6%. VanEck head of investments and capital ...

IMF tells Chalmers to curb spending

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... down, real wages are growing, unemployment is low, we've overseen the creation of more than 1.2 million jobs and interest rates have already fallen three times this year," Chalmers said. "This is the soft landing we have been planning for, preparing ...