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NGS Super to launch lifetime income product

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
NGS Super has partnered with Challenger to provide guaranteed lifetime income for members. The agreement will give the super fund's 32,000 members aged over 55 "greater certainty" through blending an account-based pension with a guaranteed, regular ...

Inflation slows, but for how long?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... in January and has remained relatively stable for three months," Marquardt said. "The CPI excluding volatile items and holiday travel measure rose 2.7% in the 12 months to February, compared to a 2.9% rise in the 12 months to January." Despite the positive ...

Cost to maintain comfortable retirement increases

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
Despite a near 10% fall in electricity prices in the December quarter, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) data indicates the cost of maintaining a comfortable retirement has increased further over the past 12 months. The cost ...

Deflation continues, albeit slowly

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... "Annual trimmed mean inflation was 2.8% in January, up slightly from 2.7% in December. "The CPI excluding volatile items and holiday travel measure rose 2.9% in the 12 months to January, compared to a 2.7% rise in the 12 months to December." Saxo chief ...

Depreciating Aussie dollar could prove opportunistic

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... always become a bit stale at the start of the year, as analysts haven't updated their number for several weeks during the holiday season. As a result, consensus is still using $0.67- $0.68 to US$1.00 in a lot of their assumptions," Griffin said. He believes ...

February rate cut unlikely after inflation data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... change significantly, measures of underlying inflation - like the annual trimmed mean and CPI excluding volatile items and holiday travel - can give more insights into how inflation is trending. "Annual trimmed mean inflation was 3.2% in November, down ...

Inflation remains in RBA's target range

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
... prices for some items move by large amounts, measures of underlying inflation like the CPI excluding volatile items and holiday travel, and the trimmed mean can provide additional insights into how inflation is trending," Marquardt said. "Annual trimmed ...

HPI calls Hostplus, Charter Hall takeover 'cheap'

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... table then upped it to $3.85. Earlier this month, they lowered it to $3.785. "Many people are run off their feet over the holiday season. We hope you'll be relieved to receive this card from us inviting you to do nothing and take no action with Charter ...

Systemic issues impact 20k consumers: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
... which the system was not able to recognise variance in public holidays across different states. The date was a public holiday in New South Wales, but not in Queensland and the system accepted members' 'At Market' orders on a certain date when the ASX ...

Cbus rolls out Advice Essentials Plus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024
... Advice Essentials Plus is not just advice on super, but also on spending in retirement. "For things they want to do, like a holiday or a home renovation. Or how they budget for the retirement phase, understanding when they can be spending more or less," ...