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Hopes of RBA cut 'in tatters' after jobs data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024
... percentage point to a record high of 67.2%. "Employment has risen by 3.1% in the past year, growing faster than the civilian population growth of 2.5%. This has contributed to the increase in the employment-to-population ratio by 0.1 percentage point ...

EBC expands local offerings to HNWIs, instos

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... scored a new AFS Licence (AFSL) and is ready to take on institutional investors and Australia's growing high-net-worth population. London-based EBC provides financial brokerage, asset management, and investment solutions. In Australia, it holds a general ...

Nobel laureates link economic prosperity to colonialism

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... affect prosperity." Their research helps explain why societies with a poor rule of law and institutions that exploit the population do not generate growth or change for the better, presenting convincing evidence for one explanation for differences in ...

ASIC crackdown: Action taken against 13 SMSF auditors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
... monitors SMSF auditor conduct and can refer matters to ASIC," the regulator said. "ASIC also monitors the SMSF auditor population for non-compliance and is empowered to disqualify, suspend, cancel or impose additional conditions on the registration of ...

Carnegie's MHC Digital, Circle target local stablecoin push

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... and beyond." Circle chief business officer Kash Razzaghi said with its young, mobile-first and digital wallet ready population, the Asia Pacific region is ahead of the curve when it comes to digital asset adoption. "We're excited to work with MHC Digital ...

Ontario Teachers', Hines snap up build-to-rent portfolio

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... to invest in living sector assets. Ontario Teachers' head of Asia-Pacific real estate Jun Ando said with Australia's population expected to keep growing and more people choosing to rent, there's strong long-term potential in the country's multi-family ...

China to raise retirement age from 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... national retirement age from next year as it looks to stretch a dwindling pension budget further to sustain its ageing population. The country has approved proposals to raise the statutory retirement age gradually over the next 15 years. Individuals ...

Aussies unprepared to manage retirement income

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... future, the report argued. GBST chief executive Robert DeDominicis said that with rising life expectancies and an ageing population, the retirement income challenge won't going away. "Successive governments in Australia have attempted to address the ...

Australians rank seventh globally for retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... Australians over 70 years (1.7 million people) do not have any superannuation, and nearly half (47%) of the entire population think "it's going to take a miracle to retire securely." Natixis country head Australia and New Zealand Louise Watson said limited ...

NZ Super Fund shines bright with standout return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... to Global SWF. Global SWF said that such returns are necessary to achieve long-term support for New Zealand's ageing population, with the government expected to start withdrawing money from the fund in 2035 to help pay for superannuation payments. Canada's ...