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RBA rate rises up in the air: Economists

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... hikes, however recent instability has economists recalibrating their view. The coin is being tossed ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) meeting next month, with suggestions that an eleventh consecutive rate rise is not completely off the ...

Government targets ASX dominance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... directions power, civil penalties, and enforceable undertakings. In addition to ASIC's increased authority, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will be granted powers to set rules for the conduct of clearing and settlement service facilities. Meanwhile ...

Inflation erodes retiree savings by 7.5%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... couples living modestly in this age range spent $41,477 in the last year. In hiking the base rate to 3.60% on March 7, Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe said global inflation remains very high, but at home it seems as though inflation has ...

Super a big national advantage: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... around the country." He said if you combine that with global uncertainty, it's easy to see why Treasury and the Reserve Bank of Australia expect a slower economy. "We've got a lot coming for us around the world, but we've got a lot going ...

Lending to small businesses increases: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... than 55% of businesses expecting to grow, despite growing economic challenges," the survey showed. According to the Reserve Bank of Australia, small and medium enterprises are around twice as likely to default on their loans compared to mortgage customers ...

Spirit Super appoints deputy chief investment officer

ELIZABETH FRY, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... Frontier, he was an economic advisor to the Northern Territory Government and has also held roles with Macquarie and the Reserve Bank of Australia. Commenting on his appointment, Naylor said it's an exciting time for Spirit Super as it looks to undertake ...

abrdn loses global chief economist

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2023
... he held a raft of roles with the Institute of International Finance, the OECD, and was a senior economist at the Reserve Bank of Australia following a stint as Kevin Rudd's climate policy advisor leading up to the 2007 election. In a LinkedIn post, Lawson ...

Inflation decimates retiree purchasing power

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... for retirees, who worry that their retirement income may not be enough to sustain their cost of living. Even if the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) returns inflation back to its 2-3% target range by 2025, which RBA governor Philip Lowe called a "fantastic ...

We are closer to a pause: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) delivered its tenth consecutive rate hike, raising the cash rate by 25bps to 3.60%, however RBA governor Philip Lowe signaled a break could be in sight. "We are closer to a pause," Lowe said today while speaking at ...

ART appoints new board, investment committee members

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... as director-general of the Departments of Housing and Community Services. Meanwhile, former deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia Guy Debelle has been appointed as an external advisor to the ART investment committee. Debelle also serves as ...