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War on inflation: Australia vs New Zealand

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... decide which approach was better is the "misery index," which adds together the rates of inflation and unemployment. "Of course, it then depends on how much weight is put on high inflation concerns, versus unemployment. An evenly weighted misery index ...

Insurance through superannuation stages a comeback

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... means is that more Australians have their lives and livelihoods protected, and this provides great relief for families. Of course, it also provides relief to the social security system that would otherwise be under greater pressure without these levels ...

HESTA hunts for portfolio construction and risk specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... was looking to replace him. "We are in the process of recruiting for this role and look forward to announcing this in due course," HESTA said Joining in January 2021, Sommers was responsible for managing the strategic asset allocation and risk budgeting ...

Selfwealth to proceed with Svava proposal

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... implement the proposal "as soon as practicable". The trading platform will provide relevant updates to shareholders in due course.

Treasury drafts superannuation retirement income principles

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... tailored drawdown pathways, based on retiree cohort, to help members make full use of their superannuation balance over the course of their retirement, as well as support direct member choice through the provision of tools, such as personas. Generation ...

Perpetual calls off KKR deal

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... Bernard Reilly said. "After extensive review of the options available to Perpetual shareholders, we believe this is the right course of action to deliver long-term value for our shareholders. My conviction in the quality, performance and growth opportunities ...

Svava makes binding offer for Selfwealth, BFG given deadline to counter

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... approximately 18.8% of shares on issue. Selfwealth will continue to provide updates in relation to the acquisition in due course.

RBA delivers 'cautious' cut, road ahead unclear

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... said. Betashares chief economist David Bassanese similarly expects more cuts to be delivered but expects them over the course of 2025 and 2026. "Assuming this continued trend lower in underlying inflation, there's every reason to expect the RBA will ...

Australian GDP growth 'steady but not solid': La Trobe

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... moments of COVID and a range of geopolitical risk indices exist, and each show an uplift through the last decade, spiking, of course, with that COVID period, but remaining high. "And markets, as we know, crave certainty, and we are far from certainty ...

Jones flags drafting of Tranche 2 legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones said Tranche 2 of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms remains a priority before he bows out of politics but fell short of confirming when the draft bill will see the light of day. Jones told a recent ...