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Inflation rises but RBA hike not inevitable

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... amenable to measures that stimulate more downward pressure on inflation if needed." Deloitte Access Economics partner Stephen Smith said today's figures should "put to rest" the idea that another rate hike was on the horizon. Smith said another rate ...

WAM calls to save in-person AGMs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024
Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones announced this month a review to consider making temporary changes to the Corporations Act to allow hybrid and virtual-only AGMs permanently, a move which Wilson Asset Management chief executive Geoff Wilson said is ...

Sequoia chief reappointed, hunt for successor kicks off

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
... Services business, as well as overseeing the growth opportunity in the Legal and Administration Services Division under Stephen Harvey which is a pivotal part of our new streamlined business model," Sweeney said. Sequoia also announced that it expects ...

Australia unlikely to tame inflation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... Australia (RBA) could increase interest rates in August, an economic expert says. According to GSFM investment strategist Stephen Miller, Australia is navigating a "blizzard" on a "narrow path" as it attempts to subdue inflation, which rose from 3.6% ...

NZSF returns 17%, smashes benchmarks

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... 9. It is still currently recruiting to fill its chief investment officer and chief risk officer positions, vacated by Stephen Gilmore and Mark Fennell respectively.

Government lifts funding to preserve banking in the Pacific

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... the global financial system. At stake here is the ability of the Pacific to engage with the world." Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones told the forum, which was organised by the Australian and US government, that between 2011 and 2022, the Pacific region ...

New lending for property investors up 30%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
... very high but does remain below the peak it reached in 2015 just post the APRA limits," Commonwealth Bank (CBA) economist Stephen Wu said. CBA had expected new housing lending to rise 3.5% for the month, while the consensus was for a 1.8% rise. "The ...

First advice reform bill passes parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... risk-based approach can continue, minimising additional documentation requests to advisers," she said. Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones said the legislation clarifies that Australians can use their superannuation accounts to pay for personal financial ...

Sequoia professional services lead exits, restructures business

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... our businesses, and provide more simplicity for stakeholders to interact with us," Crole said. To replace Brent Jones, Stephen Harvey takes up the role of legal and administration services. He reports directly to the Crole. A commercial lawyer, Harvey ...

Stafford Capital secures $220m First Super mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
... to invest into co-investment opportunities, both locally and globally. The new mandate comes after Stafford appointed Stephen Milburn-Pyle as its new superannuation lead back in March. Prior to joining Stafford, Milburn-Pyle was responsible for the strategic ...