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RBA seeks input on CBDC research project

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is seeking industry feedback on a central bank digital currency (CBDC) research initiative, Project Acacia. The project will explore how different forms of digital money and associated infrastructure could support ...

GROW Inc. chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
Mathew Keeley, the co-founder of GROW Inc., is stepping down as chief executive of the budding administrator. Keeley informed staff of his decision this week, appointing executive chair Rob Johnston as acting chief executive. Brad Cooper has been named ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
The controversial $370 billion pact between the US, Australia, and the UK, or 'AUKUS', is being sold as a boon for the economy and nation-building exercise that will amplify defence capabilities and strengthen regional security. But is it all ...

Franklin Templeton boosts sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
Franklin Templeton has added Cooper Investors' head of intermediary distribution Rebecca Morgan to its sales team. Felicity Walsh, managing director of Franklin Templeton Australia and NZ, confirmed that Morgan has joined the global asset manager ...

Hopes of RBA cut 'in tatters' after jobs data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024
The unemployment rate held steady at 4.1% in September, in line with the revised figure for August, according to seasonally adjusted data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "With employment rising by around 64,000 people and the ...

Inflation cools but RBA unlikely to budge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.7% in the 12 months to August 2024 - down from 3.5% in July, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Falls in fuel (-7.6%) and electricity (-17.9%) were significant ...

Vanguard to pay $13m in greenwashing case brought by ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
Vanguard will pay a $12.9 million fine after being found guilty of greenwashing earlier this year. It marks the largest penalty ever imposed by the Federal Court for such conduct. In March, the Federal Court found Vanguard misled investors via claims ...

ASIC, RBA handed new financial market infrastructure powers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
ASIC and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have been given new powers under new financial market infrastructure laws to enhance their licensing, supervisory, and enforcement abilities. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and ...

Federal Reserve kicks off easing cycle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
The Federal Reserve elected to cut interest rates by 50 basis points overnight, its first reduction in four years. The US central bank decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by half a percentage point to 4.75-5%, surprising many ...

RBA doubling down on wholesale CBDC

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Treasury today released a report on central bank digital currency (CBDC), citing a three-year project is now underway for wholesale CBDC. In a thorough report, Central Bank Digital Currency and the Future of Digital ...