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FEATURE: Back in action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... something more productive with that from an investment perspective', what we might then find is that they can do an equity release," he explains. "The benefit with that is the interest rate payable is typically a lot less because it's secured against ...

New J O Hambro chief appointed amid Perpetual refresh

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... experiencing "challenging flow patterns" as a result of its funds' underperformance. At the time of its full year earnings release, Perpetual chief executive Bernard Reilly said the firm has accelerated its plans to return JOHCM to growth over time ...

Australian economy 'stronger than expected'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.6% in the June quarter and was up 1.8% compared to a year ago, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Commonwealth Bank head of Australian economics Belinda Allen said ...

Australian Unity reveals profit turnaround

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
... effective planning and real consultation that led to unheralded and last-minute deferral. The government delay of the release of some 83,000 home care packages at 30 June 2025 impacts individuals who critically need home care services and the sector's ...

ASIC flags firm grip on private and public markets, super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
... the past decade, increasing from $57.1 billion in 2014 to $148.6 billion in March 2024. Sometime this year, ASIC will release a roadmap outlining its proposals to help attract capital while protecting investors and promoting the quality of Australia's ...

ATO bares teeth at dentists pushing early super access

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... which has been used for dental procedures. The most recent statistics show the ATO received 31,780 applications for early release on compassionate grounds in relation to dental treatment in FY24. Of these, 22,530 were approved amounting to $526.4 million. ...

Super funds should prompt members on death benefits: SCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
Super Consumers Australia (SCA) has called on superannuation funds to do more to prompt members to complete a binding nomination and clearly communicate why it is important they have one. This comes as SCA released new research showing that 36% of Australians ...

ASIC warns of 'sharp rise' in financial misconduct

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
New data shows a significant rise in the number of misconduct reports made to ASIC, with more than half of the complaints impacting retail investors. ASIC's half-year reports of misconduct data shows that there were 7561 reports of misconduct from 1 ...

HUB24 reports record inflows, user growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025
HUB24 achieved close to $20 billion in inflows in FY25 and reported a 68% increase in profit. Released today, HUB24's annual results show the platform had $19.8 billion in inflows over the year, $4 billion of which came from large migrations. In the ...

RBA cuts rates, experts debate next moves

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
As widely anticipated, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) delivered a 0.25% interest rate cut at the August meeting, bringing the official cash rate down to 3.6%. The RBA board noted that the easing in inflation alongside a softening in the labour ...