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Chalmers boasts inflation data, experts divided

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... inflation came in at 3.2% - still tracking above the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) target range of 2-3%. Speaking at a press conference after the inflation figures were released, Treasurer Jim Chalmers put out a positive sentiment, pointing to the ...

Court finds CFD issuers engaged in 'unconscionable conduct'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 DEC 2024
The Federal Court has found that collapsed contracts for difference (CFD) issuer, Union Standard International Group (USG) and two of its former corporate authorised representatives, BrightAU Capital (trading as TradeFred) and Maxi EFX Global AU (trading ...

Danielle Press joins Income Asset Management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
Former ASIC commissioner Danielle Press joined Income Asset Management (IAM), as the company launches a bond ETF. Press is joining the board of IAM as a non-executive director, effective today. She was most recently a commissioner at ASIC, and is currently ...

NRL legend joins private wealth firm

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
Ex-National Rugby League (NRL) player Cooper Cronk has joined Viola Private Wealth as an ambassador. Cronk, who's rugby league career included 372 games for the Melbourne Storm and Sydney Roosters, won six premierships, and was inducted into the Hall ...

FAAA slams 'underlying issues' in CSLR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has made a submission to the Senate Economics Committee inquiry into wealth management companies, highlighting financial advisers' concerns around the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). Specifically ...

RBA 'paves way' for February rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... replaced by the observation that "the board is gaining confidence that inflation is moving sustainably towards target". At the press conference following the decision, RBA governor Michele Bullock was asked about the sentiment change, and she confirmed ...

Funds are 'getting back to basics', says report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
Global public pension funds and sovereign funds are refocusing on generating long-term returns, generally targeting opportunities in private markets, emerging markets, and green assets, according to the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum ...

World on the brink: Frontier Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
The global economy stares down "unprecedented challenges" in 2025, according to Frontier Advisors' annual secular outlook, which forecasts rising risks from unsustainable debt, geopolitical rifts, and climate inaction. The report said after spiking ...

2025 economic outlook 'threatening': AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
AMP chief economist Shane Oliver has shared his "worry list" for 2025, outlining the risk of recession, trade wars and geopolitical turmoil. Oliver said just as with 2024, the list of concerns for investors heading into 2025 is long, and "even more ...

Spatium partners to launch wholesale agricultural fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
Spatium Capital has kicked off a new joint venture with Invest Inya Farmer (IIF), an agriculture production assets investment platform, to provide wholesale investors access to private agriculture production assets across Australia and New Zealand. ...