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AI is not a bubble: ECP Asset Management

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... gear, giving investors even more opportunities. "It's very clear to us that there's going to be widespread productivity gains, but within that, there are still going to be winners and losers," Warton said. "What we're working out is, what ...

Iress posts strong profit rebound, completes transformation program

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... APAC Wealth businesses on the back of a range of transformation activities focused on core products, pricing, and productivity and efficiency gains. Operating revenue, however, was $604.3 million, down 3% on the prior year, which Iress attributed to ...

ASIC proposes further breach reporting relief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... of parliament to adopt a deregulation agenda, welcomed the proposal, saying that cutting red tape would boost the productivity of the financial services sector. "The breach reporting regime is emblematic of the sort of regulatory simplification opportunities ...

RBA delivers 'cautious' cut, road ahead unclear

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... 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 that growth in unit labour costs remains high. "If monetary policy is eased too ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... each decade." To improve circumstances, Tagg believes the mantra of "doing less with more" needs to be emphasised. "Productivity growth is really the driver of long-term income growth," he said. "Our fairly positive GDP at the current moment papers over ...

Housing construction lags broader economy by 49%: PC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
The housing construction sector is lagging Australia's productivity levels by 49% and is helping fuel the affordable housing crisis, a new report from the Productivity Commission reveals. The Housing construction productivity: Can we fix it? report ...

Link Wealth expands into Tasmanian market

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... time to their clients," Sloane added. "With Levera's support, we can rapidly scale operations, increasing adviser productivity and enabling practices to expand. The plan is to triple Sky Advisers' business in the next year." Sky Advisers managing director ...

MLC Life names chief risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... has more than 13 years' experience at Commonwealth Bank under her belt, including roles in operational excellence, productivity and business transformation. "Melissa is a highly respected leader with more than 25 years' experience spanning insurance ...

Investment down as uncertainty rises

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
... before investing." However, Underwood said there are segments of the economy that could produce a major boost to productivity given enough investment. "The longer-run outlook for business investment is supported by several opportunities. Significant ...

The regulatory pendulum has swung too far: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... regulation. The FSC has outlined nine deregulation priorities it claims could add $800 million a year to industry productivity. Among them are reforms under ASIC's remit, including simplifying the breach reporting regime and a rethink of design and distribution ...