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RBA eyes an early rate hike

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) minutes for April have strongly suggested that inflationary and wage growth developments have brought forward the likely timing of the first interest rate increase. Interest rates in Australia haven't been raised since ...

Australia's first-ever Bitcoin ETF to launch next week

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
Australia's first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) is expected to list on the Cboe Australia platform as soon as next week. The race to be the first physically backed Bitcoin ETF in Australia will be between Cosmos Asset Management and ETF Securities. ...

APRA, ASIC publish life claims and disputes data

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
APRA and ASIC have released the latest Life Insurance Claims and Disputes Statistics publication that presents key industry-level claims and dispute outcomes. The publication featured outcomes for 20 Australian life insurers writing direct business ...

Real unemployment far higher than ABS claims: Roy Morgan

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
While Australia's unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since the pandemic began, there are still millions who remain unemployed or under-employed. Unemployment and under-employment are rife, with the latest Roy Morgan findings showing that ...

AMP confirms sale talks with Dexus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
In response to unremitted market speculation, AMP has confirmed that it held discussions with multiple parties, including real estate investment trust Dexus. In an update to investors, AMP said the discussions regarded the potential sale of the assets ...

J.P. Morgan's net income falls 42%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
J.P. Morgan posted a US$8.3 billion net income, a 42% year-on-year drop which missed analyst expectations. The poor result was attributed to a net credit reserve build of $US902 million compared to a net credit reserve release of US$5.2 billion in the ...

Easter Bunny feels the inflationary pinch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
Funds management boutique Firetrail Investments has highlighted soaring cocoa commodity prices this Easter break via its chocolate index. Firetrail's global chocolate index has shown that select cocoa related commodities have risen 32% since the start ...

ISA uncovers disgraceful regional gender super gap

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
Industry Super Australia has said women in their 40s that live in regional Victorian city Bendigo have half the superannuation of men. It's believed this large divergence first expanded when many local women took time out of the workforce to have children. ...

ETF growth slows but investors remain resilient

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
After two straight months of negative growth, the Australian ETF industry regained its growth trajectory in March, as share markets also rebounded strongly. A BetaShares Australian ETF review reported the industry grew 4.1% month on month and ended ...

ASIC imposes travel restraint orders against ex-director

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
ASIC has obtained interim travel restrain orders against Mark Francis McCabe, a former director of Guevara Capital Access and Online Trading Capital. ASIC applied for these orders because it is concerned that from 31 July 2014 and ongoing, McCabe may ...