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Treasurer responds to dour inflation, growth

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has addressed Australia's confronting inflation numbers and the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) substantial global growth downgrades at a Canberra press conference. Unsurprised to see inflation north of 6%, Chalmers ...

RBA scenario implies record costs: UBS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
UBS has forecast that the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) rate rise assumptions would cause an unprecedented payment spike for households. The RBA's scenario of a 300-basis point increase in interest rates by mid-2023 would see interest payments as ...

Super Fierce super index shows top 15 funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022
Super Fierce has released a list of super funds that have passed its tests of consistent outperformance, labelling it the Fierce Performers Index. From an analysis of 2069 investment options across 359 super funds, only 15 funds were found to outperform ...

ORAH Funds reaches milestone

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
The philanthropic fund, founded by Pengana Capital Group's Russel Pillemer and wife Carole, has reached over $2 million in donations to charity since its inception in 2016. Alongside Pengana, ORAH's service providers include Ageis and Hall & ...

That's a wrap for the BT Wrap

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
BT's 25-year-old Wrap has seen its last June 30, with its user interface no longer available and all clients moved across to Panorama. BT head of distribution Christopher Mather joined the financial services giant 20 years ago and has worked on the ...

Talent shortage impacts demand for regional advice practices

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022
It's a buyer's market for those keen on acquiring a regional financial planning practice - just don't expect to be able to hire for it. According to latest observations from Radar Results, buyers are increasingly preferring to buy in the capital cities ...

Wendy Whiteley makes $100m contribution to NSW

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
Wendy Whiteley's collection of her late husband Brett Whiteley's artworks will be donated posthumously to the Art Gallery of NSW in an extraordinary cultural gift to the people of NSW. The promised Wendy and Arkie Whiteley Bequest comprises of nearly ...

Luxury collectables break records

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
Millions of dollars of Rolex watches, Louis Vuitton and Hermes handbags, high-end shoes, jewellery, and other opulent items broke records recently at Lloyds Auctions, in one of the biggest luxury designer auctions ever. Over 350 pieces of high-end watches ...

Sue Brake to leave Future Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
Future Fund chief investment officer Sue Brake is leaving the sovereign wealth fund for family reasons. Brake has been chief investment officer of Future Fund since December 2020 but has acted in the role since July 2020. Prior to that she was deputy ...

Dimensional launches PIEs in NZ

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
Dimensional Fund Advisors has launched two Portfolio Investments Entities (PIEs) for the New Zealand market, targeting investors with specific sustainability goals. The funds went live on June 22. Both named Dimensional Global Sustainability PIE Fund ...