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Economists divided: RBA's moment of truth looms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... signs of easing, inflation slowing more rapidly than anticipated, this should be enough for the RBA to pause. But the RBA may still consider a 0.25% cash rate hike, Mousina said. QIC chief economist Mathew Peter's view is that the RBA will pause. ...

Jones releases Your Future, Your Super review outcomes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... accountable for underperformance in the choice sector. Values-based products were a key example where the investment strategy may deviate from the benchmarks, increasing the risk of failure and constraining the trustee's ability to meet its members' ...

Curbing super tax breaks for the wealthy: Consultation opens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
... would affect fewer than 80,000 people, according to the government. However, the non-indexation of the superannuation cap may lead to a significant number of Australians breaching the $3 million cap in their lifetime, affecting around 500,000 people ...

Australians want super safeguard: ISA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
... focus on delivering the best possible retirement for all workers. ISA added if super's purpose was written into law, it may have prevented the previous government from allowing the disastrous early release during the pandemic. A 30-year-old who took ...

BT Super, Mercer merger completes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
... circa 850,000, it said. The merger has taken almost a year to execute, with the successor fund transfer first announced in May 2022. At the time, it was estimated BT Super members would see a 25% fee reduction, including no dollar-based administration ...

Financial Advice Association Australia officially launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
... Katherine Hayes, Patricia Garcia and Shaun McDonagh sit on the new board. FPA and AFA members can renew their memberships in May. All branding, website and membership activity will fully transition under the FAAA branding by June 30. "I urge all members ...

Rating the rating houses: How much do advisers rely on fund research?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... believe that our research ratings and the research process itself has that level of integrity that supports [advisers]." This May, Morningstar will introduce the Medalist Rating system (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Neutral or Negative) to replace the incumbent ...

Cbus chief executive steps down

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
Justin Arter is stepping down as chief executive of the $73 billion industry fund in May. Cbus said Arter is retiring from the fund following mergers with Media Super and EISS Super, with the fund now switching its attention to organic growth and member ...

We sit at a watershed moment: Paton

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... the order of a 15-20% decline from peak, plus or minus, depending upon location. "From that very macro focused view, things may seem rosy," Paton said. "But there's a short- and a long-term issue to address." In the short term, he said, it's ...

Portfolio resistance is key: VanEck

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... technology and are of the view that the new economy presents the best opportunities to invest," he said. "Investors seeking alpha may also look to quality stocks. Historically, during market downturns, such as the Global Financial Crisis, quality companies ...