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RBNZ appoints Swedish central banker as governor

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has appointed Anna Breman as its new governor for a five-year term from 1 December 2025. Breman comes to the role after serving as the first deputy governor of the central bank of Sweden since September 2022. She has ...

Crypto providers to hold AFSL under proposed laws

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... trust in the sector for both consumers and businesses," O'Loghlen said. "Clear, fit-for-purpose regulation will support economic growth, increase choice for consumers, and ensure Australia remains competitive globally. We look forward to working constructively ...

Retirees should put 80% of balance into annuities: Grattan

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... the legislated minimum rates, leaving two-thirds unspent by average life expectancy," said Brendan Coates, housing and economic security program director at Grattan Institute. "More structural change is needed to ensure the system fully delivers on its ...

Inflation rises 3% in August

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) 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 ...

Australian economy in 'very good place': RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... forecast to be sustained as real incomes continue to grow," she said. "But forecasts are just that - forecasts. And the economic outlook continues to be clouded by uncertainty. This is especially so the further into the future we look. So, we need to ...

Concentration of private credit sector a concern: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... concentrated in real estate construction and development finance "which has represented the majority of credit losses in past economic downturns in Australia and overseas." "This segment of the market may present as a systemic risk for small and self-managed ...

ASIC chair calls it quits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
... years, to the increased funding we have secured to stabilise critical business registers essential to Australia's economic infrastructure, to landmark reports and discussion papers on tackling regulatory complexity, private and public markets, superannuation ...

Greece launches new innovation, infrastructure fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
... development of the fund has been in the works for some time, with Greece looking to raise €5 billion as part of its economic recovery plan. BlackRock Financial Markets Advisory was appointed in 2023 to advise Greece on how best to achieve that and ...

Rest invests $390m in US REIT

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
... diversified than you'd typically see in real estate portfolios. This can create a durable portfolio that is more resilient to economic volatility, providing stable income streams and downside protection for Rest members," Bambrook said. STORE Capital's ...

RBA's Hauser warns super funds of $1tn FX risk

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
... also puts us bang at the heart of a quite exceptional period of uncertainty about the future direction of the global economic and financial system." Hauser said while Australian investors have always looked overseas for diversification, and to access ...