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Inflation rises 3% in August

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... rate by 25bp at the board meeting in early November." This comes after RBA governor Michele Bullock told a parliamentary inquiry this week that the Australian economy was "in a very good position", pointing to inflation being within the board's target ...

Australian economy in 'very good place': RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock has told a parliamentary inquiry the Australian economy is in a good position, with inflation within the board's target range of between 2-3%. Bullock said the central bank is pleased to see inflation ...

Former staffer sues ASX, Lofthouse over bullying

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... for the maintenance and support of CHESS," the ASX said. On June 26, ASIC appointed three panel members to conduct an inquiry into the ASX. Leading the inquiry is Commonwealth Bank independent non-executive director Rob Whitfield as chair. He is joined ...

Insurers' approaches reinforcing mental health stigma: Life CCC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... considering individual circumstances in relation to mental health conditions, others are not. A critical issue raised from the inquiry is that insurers' underwriting processes are often to default to exclusions or denials when applicants disclose ...

Coalition's super for housing policy 'unlikely to continue': Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... Bragg said the quality of someone's retirement does not depend on their superannuation balance. "In the course of our inquiry, it has been made clear to the Committee that having a secure retirement depends heavily on your home ownership status, not ...

FAAA calls for other sectors to help pay $67m CSLR bill

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... advice licensees, advisers and auditors," she said. "We call on government to reinstate the recently discontinued Senate Inquiry Into Wealth Management Companies and broaden its scope to include the collapses of Shield and First Guardian. These failures ...

Government scraps inquiry into advice firm failures, Dixon Advisory

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
The government has dumped the inquiry into wealth management companies that would have dissected the collapse of firms like Dixon Advisory and the impact on the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). In September 2024, the government referred the ...

ASX revenues, profits increase amid scrutiny

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... increase from FY24. It had additional operating expenses of between $25 million and $35 million resulting from ASIC's inquiry into the exchange announced in June, increasing its total expenses growth guidance for FY26 to between 14% and 19% compared ...

ASX flags up to $35m in additional operating costs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... flagged it expects to be hit by additional operating expenses of between $25 million and $35 million because of ASIC's inquiry. In June ASIC announced a fresh inquiry into the ASX, focusing on its overall governance, capability, risk management frameworks ...

Productivity Commission recommends corporate tax cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2025
... that red tape and regulations faced by business is significantly limiting productivity growth. In consultations for its inquiry, the PC heard that businesses have faced a growing regulatory burden over the past two decades. "Regulation is important ...