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Australian economy in 'very good place': RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... central bank is pleased to see inflation having reached that target range. "On the first part of our mandate, inflation has fallen substantially since the peak of 7.8% in 2022 and is now within the 2-3% target range. The higher interest rates over that ...

Vision Super divests G8 Education over abuse charges

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... involving eight children at a childcare centre in Melbourne. In the weeks since, the share price of the childcare operator has fallen more than 20%. The fund said the decision to divest is in members' best interests, citing the impact of the allegations ...

RBA cuts rates, experts debate next moves

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... labour market led to the decision to continue with its gradual approach to bringing down the cash rate. "Inflation has fallen substantially since the peak in 2022, as higher interest rates have been working to bring aggregate demand and potential supply ...

TelstraSuper Balanced option makes 9.3%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2025
... return of 8.0%," SuperRatings executive director Kirby Rappel said. "Following Liberation Day, this was estimated to have fallen as low as 0.8% before rebounding to finish the year at 10.1%. Since the change in US administration, funds have returned ...

US-Iran tensions send markets into panic mode

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... signs of profit-taking. US-listed gold ETFs saw significant outflows in May, while net long positioning in gold futures has fallen over 20% since January. "We're not calling the top, but this could be a timely moment to rebalance. The risk-reward here ...

State Street's plan for power, product, partnerships

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
... market share has steadily faded. A decade ago, it controlled 25.7% of the market's FUM. By December 2024, its share had fallen to 3.9%. Anderson said it was "important for us to create some more competition around fees," leading SSGA to slash the ...

US pension funds haemorrhage US$249bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... all asset classes. Notably, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index, a common benchmark for fixed income investments, has fallen 1.3% since the changes to US tax and trade policies. Since then, share prices of leading private equity firms, including KKR ...

War on inflation: Australia vs New Zealand

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... inflation under control. "GDP growth slowed to 1.1% in 2024, and the unemployment rate rose by only 0.6ppt. Core inflation has fallen more slowly and is still above the RBA's target band year-on-year, albeit projected to ease further," Bloxham said. ...

MLC wary of but not opposed to bitcoin

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... best, bitcoin tended to outperform shares, bonds, and gold. "When shares perform poorly, bitcoin's price has typically fallen even harder. When the share market is strong, its price has historically outperformed." Farmer added that bitcoin is "impossible" ...

Minimum service standards for super funds welcomed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... funds offer services that meet or often surpass community expectations, there have been some areas where some funds have fallen short," Chalmers said. "Better service is especially important during sensitive and vulnerable moments in members' lives." ...