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CBA head of Australian economics steps down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025
... economic and markets research in December 2024. Yeaman succeeded Stephen Halmarick, who announced plans to depart the bank in August 2024. Halmarick spent 15 years at CBA, serving as chief economist and head of global economic and markets research since ...

Unemployment data throws 'curveball' at RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... Meanwhile, Betashares chief economist David Bassanese said the jobs data was a "slam dunk" for an interest rate cut in August. "Movements in the unemployment rate tend to be less volatile and so can provide a better underlying read of labour market strength. ...

How will Trump's tariffs impact the RBA?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... believes there are other data points that suggest the near-term inflation outlook is satisfactory enough to allow for an August rate cut. "For one thing, the monthly CPI inflation indicators have been benign. For another, the June NAB Business Survey ...

Investors 'ignoring' volatility: Schroders

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... is moderating towards the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) target, and growth remains resilient, however the upcoming August reporting season is anticipated to provide further insights into corporate performance and expectations for the year ahead. ...

TAL, Challenger help launch MLC Retirement Boost

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
... MLC Retirement Boost will be available on the Expand platform for advisers to use with their superannuation clients from August. Insignia Financial chief executive Scott Hartley said until now the super industry has treated the accumulation and decumulation ...

Hostplus extends MetLife partnership

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2025
... with sustainable life insurance cover." The announcement follows significant changes to Hostplus' insurance offerings in August last year, which included an updated method in determining a member's premium.

Super moves: TCorp, Mercer, Commonwealth

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... officer, Dennis Gentilin, also joined from UniSuper. Gentilin lost his job as UniSuper's head of enterprise risk last August following a restructuring of the super fund's risk function. He spent three years at the superannuation fund. Before ...

RBA delivers 'confounding' rates decision

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
... monthly reports are notoriously volatile." Bassanese said as the RBA awaits further CPI data towards the end of July, the August rate decision is still up for debate. "Assuming annual trimmed mean inflation in the June quarter CPI report is no more than ...

Adviser receives permanent ban over 'dishonest' conduct

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
... representative of Principal Financial Group, Total Financial Solutions Australia, and Wealth Effect Advisory. Further until August 2024, King was a director of Wealth Effect Advisory, King Financial Group (NSW), King Financial Group (QLD) and King Financial ...

AustralianSuper's MySuper option returns 9.5%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
... company's restructuring. AustralianSuper head of international equities and private equity Mark Hargraves said last August that the fund remains strongly committed to private equity, as it's been the top-performing asset class over five and 10 ...