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Inflation rises 3.8%, rate rise 'firmly in play'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... economic conditions evolve over coming months. "With inflation remaining outside the target band, and elevated across many components, a May rise is firmly in play," McCormack said. "However, given the RBA's emphasis on taking a measured approach ...

SMSF advice requires specialist skills, professional judgement: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... report. "In this case, the client had several account-based pensions within the SMSF, different taxable and tax-free components while maintaining a single retirement structure. [That] would allow them to manage the tax component of their member balance ...

Inflation 'uncomfortably high' as it rises to 3.8%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... chains into consumer prices. Services inflation also remains sticky, which historically has been one of the hardest components to bring back under control." Betashares chief economist David Bassanese said the inflation figures have all but guaranteed ...

Cboe calls time on Australian market

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025
... ensuring the company is "well-positioned" for the future. It also said that innovation and competition are the core components for continuing to deliver for the local market and investors, noting that ASIC has been fostering competition through its support. ...

FEATURE: Fund admin | Tight Ship

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... years and plans to triple its headcount to 1000. Happell says success in superannuation member admin requires three components: technology, admin processing and superannuation expertise. "What we've seen over the years is other global providers, whether ...

Australian economy in 'very good place': RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... inflation and to keep inflation expectations anchored," she said. "Underlying inflation - which removes the more volatile components of the index - fell to 2.7% over the year to June 2025. Headline inflation, which has been affected by temporary cost ...

Allow couples tax-free super splitting: Hume

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... any additional taxes. It would also retain the original fund's proportion of concessional and non-concessional components. Those in defined benefit schemes as well as accounts already in pension or drawdown phase would be excluded from using the ...

Trust key to client satisfaction in advice: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
... advice. The report - now in its eighth year - has introduced a new Value of an Adviser Index, which ranks the five components based on how they drive client satisfaction, with a higher score indicating greater influence. Expertise ranked first with an ...

Aware Super invests in $1bn venture

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
... in delivering cleaner, more resilient energy systems." Eelpower Energy chief executive Mark Simon outlined the key components of battery storage and how it contributes to the UK's decarbonisation goals. "Battery storage is key to enabling the growth ...

Overcoming the three-body problem in advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... and, at some point, one or all the bodies will veer off course or spin out of control. In financial advice, the three components that make up the three-body problem are the financial plan, human emotions and the investment portfolio. When something goes ...