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November rate cut likely off the table as inflation lifts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... week. "We knew there was going to be an uptick in inflation once electricity rebates were wound back, but unfortunately today's spike is much higher than any of us anticipated and provides the justification for the RBA to sit on its hands in relation ...

MLC sets sights on top super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... They're very baseline data facts. Actually, we want to understand from individuals who are interacting with their super today, but also who are interacting online more socially." Howie said MLC is looking to how Australians, and potential future ...

Macquarie to shed more than 240 investment options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
Macquarie Investment Management (MIM) today announced it will shed more than 240 actively managed and passive funds on its Wrap platform. As of today, Macquarie said it closed off 243 funds that invest across a myriad of asset classes "to new investments ...

APRA updates governance framework

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... sufficient flexibility for different business models. "We have benefited from the range of feedback from consultation, and today's update demonstrates that we have listened carefully to the views of stakeholders. These changes will still deliver the ...

Rumours swirl around Perpetual's wealth business sale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025
... informed in line with its continuous disclosure obligations." Speaking to shareholders at Perpetual's annual general meeting today, chief executive Bernard Reilly said the firm was still actively pursuing the sale of its wealth management arm, noting ...

Feature: Retirement | Rewarding risk

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... longevity or market risk, 90% plus are worried about the cost of living. "They are thinking about what they are spending today and if they are going to be able to afford it tomorrow." The IRIS lifetime products, says Minney, have been a "successful evolution" ...

'We have entered a new economic era': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... financial liberalisation," Yeaman said. "That was the era that most investors and business leaders cut their teeth in. "Today, the world looks very different. Trust has been eroded. We face a multipolar world order, with the two largest countries in ...

Early release of super for dental, IVF spikes in FY25

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... IVF treatments increased significantly in the year to June 30. Fresh data released by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) today shows another spike in Aussies applying for early release of their superannuation for dental treatments. About $1.37 billion ...

Carbon tax a 'missed opportunity': Debelle

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... investment horizon. "That's the real disconnect; not incorporating a lot of those physical risks into the investment decision today serves as the tragedy of the misalignment of the horizons." Debelle added that a lot of the economics and policies ...

MLC Expand targets time savings with new AI capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... implemented "front-to-back", a business can provide "functionality and features to the market at 10% of the rate you do today." "I think AI is improving and driving adviser efficiency, which will create revenue and growth on platforms," Maloney said. ...