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The productivity problem: Good ideas never put to use

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025

... was due almost entirely to capital deepening (more capital per worker) - multifactor productivity growth contributed very little." PC economists Lawson Ashburner and Vincent Wong found that since the mid-2000s Australia has found fewer new and better ...

ASIC turns up the heat on private markets

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025

... retail investors can easily gain access to private markets is a concern for ASIC. Some products ask for a buy-in that is as little as $2000. Limited access, liquidity challenges, complexity, higher fees, information asymmetries, and adverse selection ...

Monetary policy not the only game in town: Brian Redican

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025

... uncertainty," Redican said. "Reassuringly, so far, financial markets have taken that uncertainty in stride, and that does seem a little surprising. I think, to some extent, because President Trump is so capricious, just as he can put on tariffs quickly ...

Treasury drafts superannuation retirement income principles

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025

... savings to live their best possible life in retirement. "There's nothing stopping them [super funds] but some are just a little bit concerned about building a product they perceive no one wants, but at the end of the day, I can't see how they could meet ...

CSLR levy pain could hit $123m: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025

... of the total $70 million. "I think we were all taken by surprise by how big this scandal had become. UGC has become the little sibling of Dixon Advisory. There are some similarities, however also some important differences. Firstly, there is no equivalent ...

RBA delivers 'cautious' cut, road ahead unclear

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025

... quick cutting cycle. "A range of indicators suggest that labour market conditions remain tight and, in fact, tightened a little further in late 2024," RBA governor Michele Bullock said. "Furthermore, productivity growth has not picked up, which implies ...

Why the RBA should not cut rates

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025

... pressures," she said. "For me, I think we would just hold here, just for another three months, get one more round of data, get a little bit more of a read on the labor market, a little bit more confidence that [the RBA] has really done enough. Policy ...

Our results were strong: Alexis George

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025

... looking for anything at the moment," but noted that if assets came to market, "we'd have a look." "We could also think of little things like bolt-on capability. We know technology is increasingly important, there might be something there, but nothing ...

Industry fund insurance bungle adds fuel to mounting outrage

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025

... "Despite their statutory obligations, my experience - and anecdotally, the experience of colleagues - is funds do very little to assist or advocate to the insurer for their members," O'Neill told Financial Standard. "Super funds do absolutely nothing ...

Cbus faces fresh investigation over fund expenditure practices

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025

... raised in a recent prudential review and an independent expert report by Deloitte, published last November - which found little evidence that Cbus' relationship with the CFMEU was in members' best financial interests and flagged weaknesses in ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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