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What does the RBNZ rate cut mean to Australia?

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
On Wednesday, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) trimmed its interest rate by 25 basis points to 5.25% after holding a decades-high rate of 5.50% since May 2023. The central bank pointed to inflation converging to its target range as the core reason ...

Court rejects former fund manager's appeal

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
A former fund manager who went to jail for misappropriating client funds had an appeal quashed. The Queensland Court of Appeal has dismissed an application by Roger Munro against his conviction on three counts of fraud. Munro was sentenced to four and ...

Inflation rises but RBA hike not inevitable

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1% in the June quarter and 3.8% annually, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The June quarter rise is the same as the 1% rise in the March 2024 quarter," ABS head of price ...

Cbus unleashes raft of fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
Cbus has dropped its administration fee from $1.50 per week to $1 per week from September 28, saving members $26 per year. The total administration fees are made up of a weekly and percentage fee, so while the weekly fee has changed the percentage fee ...

Advisers encouraged to engage with clients' kids

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024
New research from AMP has revealed Australians' attitudes to intergenerational wealth. The research found half of those under 40 believe they will need to support their parents financially as they age, with children and their parents reluctant to ...

ANZ staff axed over treasury bond scandal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
ANZ has provided an update on its investigations into its Australian Markets business in relation to a 2023 bond transaction. ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott said the bank had been working with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

Industry funds defend CFMEU board ties

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
Industry funds BUSSQ and Cbus have defended their respective boards' close ties to the CFMEU, saying all representatives satisfy the fit and proper standards outlined by APRA. This week the Victorian branch of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime ...

The most popular fund types launched in Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
Of the latest 100 funds launched into the Australian investment market by Equity Trustees, most were related to global fixed income, however, the asset class didn't attract the highest flows. There were 19 new global fixed income funds, 18 Australian ...

Magellan fund to launch as active ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
Magellan's Global Fund (MGF) has converted to an open-class structure that will soon trade as an active exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the ASX. On July 10, the New South Wales Supreme Court approved to convert the fund from a closed-class unit to ...

Australia climbs global wealth ranks

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
Australia has moved up the ranks in the UBS Global Wealth Report, rising from third place to second in terms of median wealth per adult, sitting just below Luxembourg. In 2023 wealth growth across the world recovered from its 3% contraction the previous ...