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Bitcoin investing is on the rise, but more regulation is needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
In April the Bitcoin halving event will occur. This is when the amount of Bitcoin someone can mine from a Bitcoin block is halved, making the cryptocurrency more valuable. In anticipation of this event Australian investors have been stocking up on Bitcoin. ...

Calls for fresh 5% hike to minimum wage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... hit by inflation, they need a 5% pay increase to start to get ahead again and make up for the real wage losses over the last few years," ACTU secretary Sally McManus said. "When inflation goes up businesses are able to adjust their prices to protect ...

Deloitte eyes more mergers and product innovation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... funds will be focused on ongoing merger activity and strengthening retirement strategies and product solutions in the next few years, according to Deloitte's Dynamics of the Australian Superannuation System report. The report forecasted that merger ...

US Federal Reserve eyes multiple interest rate cuts this year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... regards the balance sheet but noted that they will likely begin to slow quantitative tightening fairly soon." Shah said the past few months had been particularly volatile, with financial markets expecting the Fed to cut policy rates at least six times ...

AustralianSuper's move to boost productivity by up to 30%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... actual technology multiple times over. With that kind of ROI, we don't have to be too aggressive," he said. "Over the next few years, it's probably going to be more like a 20 to 30% increase in productivity, depending on the evolution and availability ...

Policymakers face significant challenge in regulating AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... likely given the political pressure to act, even though we have little idea what the AI ecosystem is going to look like just a few years down the road." The whitepaper noted that populations globally are apprehensive about AI and demanding regulation. ...

Advised investors spurring SMSF rebound

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
Uncertain market conditions in 2023 spurred a rebound in the number of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) seeking financial advice. According to new research from AUSIEX, new SMSF account openings were driven by advised clients as the number of self-directed ...

Demand for ETFs set to persevere

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... the prospect of lower interest rates led to improved inflows for some fund managers, most are relying on the success of a few of their funds, which Morningstar doubts that it equates to gaining share in aggregate from low-cost alternatives. "Flows improved ...

Half of super funds to close in coming decade: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... Australian superannuation system is moving toward a market state similar to the Australian banking system. The banking sector has a few large participants and a handful of smaller, competitively differentiated banks and other financial institutions ...

Bitcoin hits fresh high as investors await halving event

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... managing director, said optimism around crypto is likely only going to grow. "Optimism around Bitcoin is being driven by a few factors working together: the spot BTC ETF inflows in the US, the upcoming reduction of new Bitcoin issuance known as the halving ...