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Household wealth rises in June quarter

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... finance statistics Mish Tan said. "This largely reflects ongoing housing supply constraints and an uptick in investor activity over the quarter." The growth in household wealth was also supported by superannuation assets, which rose moderately by 0.3% ...

Australians living through protracted period of economic misery: CEDA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
... inflicts pain." Dillon said that while the index saw a recent bump due to creeping unemployment amid slowing economic activity, most forecasts suggest that inflation, the "worst-behaved element" of the index should ease over the next year. He added ...

Federal Reserve rate cuts beckon

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... start cutting interest rates is that the economy needs more support, as evidenced by the slowdown in various economic activity indicators," she said. "The biggest indicator suggesting the need for a rate cut is the rise in the unemployment rate, which ...

ECB cuts rates for second time

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... are partially buffering the impact of higher wages on inflation. "Financing conditions remain restrictive, and economic activity is still subdued, reflecting weak private consumption and investment," the Governing Council said. The ECB ultimately wants ...

ASIC issues warning over shoddy DDO practices

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... ASIC said one managed investment scheme operator monitored funds under management and flow reporting to detect unusual activity and material deviations in actual performance against benchmarks. ASIC said doing this would help issuers determine when a ...

Aussie economy grows 0.2% in June quarter

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... met the very low bar of market expectations, that headline growth rate hides a fracturing of public and private sector activity," Smith said. "Today's figures will come as no surprise to many Australians who are already battling through recession-like ...

E&P free of legacy issues, FUA jumps 26%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... strategy for the future and solidified our core business. However, challenging market conditions impacted the level of activity in our transactional businesses as mentioned in our first half result." E&P has effectively wiped its hands from the fallout ...

All MySuper products pass super performance test

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024
... accounts, with combined assets of nearly $1.1 trillion, were invested in performing products." "We also note that trustee activity to eliminate underperforming products, through the consolidation, restructuring or withdrawal of investment offerings ...

WAM Active returns 30%, beats indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... noted the absence of IPOs on the ASX is a concern as there were few new listings in FY24. "While we acknowledge that IPO activity is cyclical, we highlight the current disparity between public and private valuations and anticipate the continued prominence ...

'Opaque asset class' needs regulation: Datt Capital

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
... private credit sector, Datt expects liquidation could be troublesome due to the nature of the asset class. "When financial activity declines and asset price volatility rises, the demand for cash on hand intensifies. This is especially true for individual ...