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Interest rates on hold as RBA pauses

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... mainly due to the goods sector. However, she noted that the update did not provide much information on service inflation. "Overall, measures of inflation expectations are consistent with the inflation target," Bullock said. "The effects of recent rate ...

Superhero Super swallows Smartsave, overhauls offerings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... 200 ETFs, LICs and hybrid securities. Members will no longer be required to hold a minimum cash balance (currently 2% of overall investments but subject to a minimum of $500). For account balance over $1.5 million, members pay less in asset-based administration ...

Gender pay gap a crucial diversity metric: FSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... measured gets managed," White said. "Board gender diversity has been addressed in most markets in the last 10-15 years and overall, board diversity has gone up in developed markets. It's not great in Asia and it's still not very good in some ...

Gender pay gap trends down: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
... "The proportion of women being promoted and appointed at manager level is higher than the proportion of women managers overall. As this trend continues, the overall proportion of women in management will continue to increase," she said. Construction ...

Treasury mulls reforming use of genetic test results by life insurers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... people from taking genetic tests or participating in scientific research that gives them more information about their overall health." A 2017 paper from the Actuaries Institute found even a slight increase in the number of people undergoing genetic testing ...

AMP to pay $100m to settle BOLR class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
... made, some of the services we've put in place. We've improved technology and advice delivery processes, so the overall sentiment has improved. "But BOLR was this big issue from the past that we had to face into, and we had to deal with to make ...

Quality is worth paying for in 2024: UBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2023
... high-quality cyclical stocks in Europe, and in select stocks in Asia. "Quality stocks typically have higher valuations than the overall index, but we think quality is worth paying for in 2024," the team said.

Settlement approved in AMP shareholder class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
... to have suffered loss or damage because of the misconduct and who acquired AMP shares May 2012 and 13 April 2018. The overall settlement approved is $110 million. Of this, $32,000 will each be provided back to the two plaintiffs - "Komlotex" and "Fernbrook" ...

Aussie banks deliver record profits in FY23

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... impaired or overdue loans. This suggests that the banks' loan books are no longer considered benign but remain healthy overall, PwC said. It clarified that credit provisions increased by $1.5 billion to reach $21 billion, covering presently impaired ...

Inflation still too sticky: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
... and in particular, services inflation stayed persistently elevated at 1.0% quarter-on-quarter and 5.8% year-on-year. "Overall, Australian inflation remains well above the global trend," it said. "Globally, CPI in most major economies remains above Central ...