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Labor proposes changes to ancillary funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... distribution rate applies. Labor said it broadly agrees with the Productivity Commission's principles and suggested range of rates. Treasury is holding roundtables and wants participation from giving funds, charities that receive support from giving ...

GESB to roll out premium changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
GESB is making a range of changes to its group insurance offering, reducing some premium rates and implementing premium waivers for some members. From July 1, certain types of insurance will see premium reductions; GESB offers death, TPD and salary ...

Lower interest rates conducive for bigger risk appetite, small caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
As interest rates continue to fall, small caps are poised to reap from the current macroeconomic backdrop and investors increasing their appetite for more risk, a fund manager says. Janus Henderson portfolio manager Nick Sheridan predicts the tide is ...

ECB drops interest rates by 0.25%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
The European Central Bank (ECB) lowered its benchmark interest rates by 25 basis points overnight as inflation comes within its target levels. The three key interest rates on the deposit facility, main refinancing operations and the marginal lending ...

Private credit market has lenders sweating

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... the asset class has gained significant traction over the past 15 years, driven by market conditions such as low interest rates and investor demand - particularly for its floating-rate exposure when bond yields were at low levels. "Its growth is also ...

Minimum wage to rise 3.5%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
The National Minimum Wage and all modern award minimum wage rates will increase by 3.5% on July 1. The minimum wage is currently $24.10 an hour and, following the Fair Work Commission's decision today, will rise to $24.95 an hour. This equates to a ...

Small construction firms drag productivity: CEDA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
... planning and zoning laws and subdivision regulations. It also urges the government to consider adjusting the relative tax rates and settings for individuals and small and large businesses as part of broader reform of the entire tax system.

Future Fund bags a piece of Transgrid

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... sovereign wealth fund's risk and return objectives and will help safeguard the portfolio from higher inflation, interest rates, and currency volatility. Future Fund director of infrastructure Peter McCosker, meanwhile, said the investment, which is "a ...

Tariffs were never the answer: Experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... act of economic self-harm by the US." "Tariffs are self-destructive... it was never going to be the case that the tariff rates announced that day, or the three-digit tariff rates announced on China, were ever going to stick. And sure enough, within 10 ...

RBA cut expected, but then what?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to cut interest rates when it meets next week by 25 basis points, bringing the official cash rate down to 3.85%. However, Commonwealth Bank (CBA) head of Australian economics Gareth Aird said he is not ...