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RBA delivers 'hawkish hold'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2025
... surprised by the post-meeting statement released by the central bank. "Recent data, while partial and volatile, suggest that inflation in the September quarter may be higher than expected at the time of the August Statement on Monetary Policy," the RBA ...

Inflation rises 3% in August

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... indicator rose 3% in the 12 months to August, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The 3% annual CPI inflation to August was up from 2.8% to July, making this the highest annual inflation rate since July 2024," ABS head of prices ...

Australian economy in 'very good place': RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock has told a parliamentary inquiry the Australian economy is in a good position, with inflation within the board's target range of between 2-3%. Bullock said the central bank is pleased to see inflation having reached ...

Australia maintains global retirement security ranking: Natixis

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... retirement security. "Still, it's concerning that Australians are fearful for their stability in retirement. Pressures from inflation, the cost of living and higher interest rates are undeniably crunching retirees' wallets and increasing uncertainty ...

Retirement expectations of young Australians surge

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... age. When answering survey questions, many Australians struggled to understand foundational concepts like interest, inflation and the importance of diversification in managing risk. Despite rapidly mounting income expectations and housing concerns, one ...

Rest invests $390m in US REIT

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
... future. This investment is expected to benefit from one of these megatrends: systemic changes to debt markets," he added. "Inflation and interest rates are likely to stay higher for longer, which increases the attraction for businesses to rent rather ...

Another industry body urges Division 296 reconsideration

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... affected taxpayers to restructure their affairs without penalty; and index the $3 million threshold annually to account for inflation and ensure the system remains fair and equitable over time. Chen said the $3 million threshold will equal to a "fraction" ...

Partners Group launches royalties fund for local investors

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... royalties portfolio has low correlation with other asset classes, providing diversification benefits, and offers an inflation hedge," said Jonathan Abraham, head of private wealth Australia at the private equity firm. Partners Group has been an active ...

Geopolitical risks to drive infra investments: Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... markets to balance geopolitical risk and macroeconomic volatility. Some 47% of investors referenced diversification, inflation hedging and resilience as their primary motivations for allocating to private markets. Investors said infrastructure equity ...

Retirement lifestyle costs continue to rise: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... digital costs, we're seeing heightened price pressures on some essential goods and services. This quarter brought above-inflation increases in private health insurance, electricity, and fresh food," Delahunty added. "We continue to see steep cost-of-living ...