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Scarcity Partners brings private equity investment model to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
... potential investment opportunities totalling more than $1 billion. "High growth investment managers enjoy privileged economics but are often privately held - whilst access to these managers is scarce, we have the relationships, knowledge and reputation ...

Interest rate hikes are working: Bullock

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... things is [that more populist governments tend to] direct capital, intervene in markets more, not always for the purest economics point of view," he said. As a result, such actions reduce potential economic growth and tend to be inflationary. "Everytime ...

Wages growth reaches unsustainable level: Mousina

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2023
The quarterly Wage Price Index (WPI) jumped by 1.3% to 4% in September, beating inflation, but AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina says it's not economically sustainable. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), September's ...

COG drops bid for Diverger

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
... strong outcome for shareholders and are confident that the combined businesses will unlock meaningful synergies, create economics of scale and deliver potential growth opportunities." Diverger has about 200 advisers and $12 billion in FUMA. Last financial ...

Aussie banks deliver record profits in FY23

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
Australia's major banks have achieved skyrocketing returns of $32.5 billion, up 14% from last year, driven by loan growth, margin expansion and the continued decline in notables. This year, profits exceeded the previous record set in 2017 at $31.2 ...

Inflation still too sticky: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
While Australia's economy has been surprisingly resilient to Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) rate hikes, inflation remains well above global trends, according to UBS's 2024-2025 local economic outlook. The report, written by UBS economists George Tharenou ...

Base rate lifts to 4.35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hiked the cash rate to 4.35% as it continues to grapple with subduing inflation. RBA governor Michele Bullock yesterday pushed up the base rate by another 25 basis points, saying that while inflation in Australia ...

Government must revise infra pipeline: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 NOV 2023
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has said the government has some tough calls to make regarding the nation's infrastructure pipeline as part of its plan to regenerate the economy. Following Labor's review of its multibillion-dollar Infrastructure Investment ...

Inflation eases to 5.4%, RBA tipped to hike interest rates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released consumer price index data yesterday, showing a moderation in annual inflation from 6% to 5.4%. However, inflation climbed 1.2% in the September quarter, outpacing the 0.8% increase in June, prompting ...

Super bequest reform can boost charitable giving by billions: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
... charity tax-free upon death, could boost charitable giving by up to $21.9 billion annually by 2060. A report by Impact Economics and Policy, commissioned by Philanthropy Australia, says policy settings, particularly the imposition of a 17% tax on bequests ...