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ANZ, Macquarie bring forward rate cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... in December. "We think this will be enough for the RBA to cut the cash rate by 25 basis points at its February meeting, rather than waiting until May," Boyton said. For the November read, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.3% in the 12 months ...

Sue Brake joins NZ Super, Lisa Gray departs VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... works together to build the best overall portfolio. TPA's entire purpose is to achieve a fund's investment goal rather than focusing on a particular strategic asset allocation. With this investment style, funds do not operate with a fixed strategic ...

Renewable infrastructure opportunities for HNWIs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... private capital to play in lending to these projects as well. And in doing so, you can have specific exposure to renewables, rather than a more diverse mix of traditional fossil fuel and renewable assets through some of the listed opportunities that ...

RBA to meet for final 2024 rate decision

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... living relief and support stretched households - appear to have gone towards paying down consumer debts and mortgages, rather than increased discretionary spending - which could have had an inflationary effect. "illion's Consumer Credit Stress Barometer ...

Millions of Aussies want episodic advice: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... home buying (25%), the report noted. Of those open to seeking financial advice, over half prefer 'one-off episodic advice' rather than traditional, full-service models to cut costs. The report said this underscores the importance of the Quality of Advice ...

Cbus lacks stringent director, expenditure policies: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... Relevant Interests and Duties. Deloitte said this approach "places the emphasis on directors to self-identify any issues rather than on the trustee undertaking an independent process to determine whether an individual continues to be a fit and proper ...

Swan hits back at Bragg: 'That's wrong of you'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... said. "I believe that it will be demonstrated that they are successful programs which deliver good value for the fund, rather than spending that amount of money in other areas, such as advertising. What we are getting here is very good bang for our buck ...

Australians satisfied with super performance: ASFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
... super as a nest egg to fund retirement or as a means of preventing reliance on the Age Pension. Just 4% said they'd rather have access to those savings now for personal use; they were typically located in regional and rural areas. "This research ...

Intergenerational wealth picture 'bleak': Grattan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024
... Sathanapally said it is the job of all Australians to ensure the younger generations have a "sense of hope" about the future rather than the sense that they are being "systematically screwed over". Speaking at the ASIC Annual Forum, Sathanapally said ...

AZ NGA acquires Sydney advice firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024
... general manager Chesne Stafford said. "When we do a deal, we don't just look at individual businesses in isolation but rather how they fit into our broader community. We consider things like values, complementary services, and potential opportunities ...