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Downside risk dominates Australia's economic outlook: IMF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Australia's economy is on a narrow path to a soft landing, with downside risks. An IMF report said downside risks to the economic outlook dominate, with uncertainty regarding global growth, commodity ...

2023 will be better for bonds: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
Last year marked the worst performance for bonds since the 1970s and while soaring inflation overshadowed this narrative, it remains an important economic storyline for investors. Stepping into a new year and shaking off the 2022 credit chaos the question ...

Super heatmap findings garner mixed responses

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
Industry groups, consultants and research houses have reacted to findings about Australia's best and worst performing super funds. APRA heatmaps for MySuper products were released yesterday, exposing many sub-par products, but some in the industry ...

UK regulator looks to simplify advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
Taking a leaf out of Australia's book, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority is consulting on measures to improve the access to and affordability of financial advice - a move that would see the establishment of a simplified regime in addition to the ...

Interest rates will jump to slay "the evil of inflation": Lowe

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
At the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board dinner, governor Phillip Lowe expressed that interest rates will need to go higher to bring inflation back to target. After a seventh straight rate rise, whereby the bank lifted the interest rate to 2.85% ...

Budget deficit pressured by debt costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
The government has blamed its predecessor for inheriting a budget burdened by $1 trillion in gross debt and deficits projected for at least the next decade. Consequently, new fiscal policies have largely been offset for this year and the next. "We face ...

Plans afoot to narrow gender pay gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
The government has announced a suite of measures aimed at narrowing the gender pay gap, including requiring the Fair Work Commission to consider gender equity when formulating minimum wages. According to Budget documents, this year marks the first that ...

Outsourcing is the future: Northern Trust

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
A firm's ability to outsource could be the difference between future success or failure, according to Northern Trust's head of global strategic solutions Gary Paulin. Speaking with Financial Standard, London-based Paulin said that while outsourcing ...

FPA seeks broader scope for CSLR

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
In its pre-budget submission, the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has called on the federal government to broaden its proposed compensation scheme of last resort (CSLR) and to extend the ASIC levy freeze for advisers for another year. ...

APRA unmasks fund outsourcing impacts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
APRA's thematic review on outsourcing arrangements in the superannuation industry found that trustees' efforts since the Royal Commission have resulted in stronger board oversight and monitoring of outsourcing arrangements and service providers. The ...