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ART promotes high-profile retirement specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... professional and actuary has long represented ART as a global industry thought leader in retirement, contributing to advocacy and policy development by providing technical expertise and advice to peak bodies and government. Van Wyk landed at ART from ...

Global X China Tech ETF in the works

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
Global X is preparing to launch a China technology ETF, citing the country's shift from policy planning to delivery, stabilising fundamentals and depressed valuations, while also emphasising the critical nature of selective exposure. Ahead of the launch ...

Inflation figures point to May rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2025
... Australian economy. "Obviously, the elephant in the room is the Trump tariffs regime. The longer-term impact of tariff policy on growth and inflation is a global concern, and the latest activity prints in other markets suggest that some downside growth ...

Super lobbies welcome bipartisan support to fight financial abuse

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
... problem and if elected would "work with stakeholders to best address the matters raised in this recommendation". In a broader policy announcement on family violence prevention, the Coalition also vowed to "strengthen Commonwealth taxation, welfare and ...

UK watchdog to open Australian office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... for Treasury's Financial System Inquiry, after which she made the leap to the UK to join the Central Bank of Ireland's policy and risk team. Her appointment is part of the UK government's broader strategy to present the UK as an investment destination ...

Future Group confirms more mergers ahead, undertakes review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... existing terms and conditions. They will go into a new Acenda Division within the Smart Future Trust and Acenda will remain as policy administrator. The two will also partner to keep Acenda's on-sale retail risk products available to financial advisers ...

REITs see best start versus equities in a decade: Principal AM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... a notable defensive rotation is underway this year, benefiting REIT stocks. Rush said President Trump's "ambitious policy actions" aimed at reshaping the US economic landscape and foreign policy have created greater uncertainty in markets and the ...

Div 296 must proceed to strengthen 'fairness' in superannuation: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... Advice Association of Australia's Federal Election Summit today, labelling the tax on unrealised gains a "very bad policy". "I have worked across the parliament, with the Senate, particularly on the unrealised gains tax to make the case for how much ...

Institutional capital returns to retail real estate after hiatus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... stable and conducive economic environment, marked by strong population growth, stabilising inflation, and expected monetary policy easing through the year. The report noted Australia has the highest forecast population growth of any mature economy, with ...

DII drives life insurance disputes: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
Disability income insurance (DII) continues to be a bugbear for the life insurance industry and is the most highly disputed product among advised, non-advised and group insurance customers, APRA statistics show. In 2024, total DII disputes reached 1987 ...