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Dividends to be down in FY25: Equity Trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
Equity Trustees Asset Management's head of asset management Darren Thompson has warned that ASX200 FY25 market earnings and dividends are expected to be flat or down compared to FY24. He added that high yielding, major resource companies - such as BHP ...

$3m super tax faces axe, pushed to 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
The failure of the government to pass its proposed $3 million superannuation tax last week may well see the measure abandoned. The Division 296 tax could be shelved until after the next federal election, missing out on the opportunity to pass during ...

Bullock hints at no rate cut in 2025

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock has reaffirmed the central bank's stance that interest rates are likely to stay higher for longer as sticky inflation persists. Speaking at a Centre of Economic Development (CEDA) dinner ...

Inflation remains in RBA's target range

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.1% in the 12 months to October 2024, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), in line with the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) target range. "Annual inflation ...

SMSFs surpass $1tn milestone

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
The latest statistics from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) show the total assets held within self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) hit $1.02 trillion at September end. The total SMSF members grew to 1,173,867 in over 630,000 SMSFs, with over ...

Inconsistencies abound in Future Fund mandate change: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
Given its strong performance, the bar for making changes to the Future Fund's mandate should be set very high and Treasury's latest directive does not meet that threshold, Deloitte Access Economics says, adding they raise more questions than they answer. ...

CFS awards equity, infrastructure mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
Colonial First State (CFS) has tapped two fund managers to oversee its Australian equities and infrastructure strategies. ClearBridge Investments is now sub-advising a listed infrastructure mandate on the FirstChoice platform. ClearBridge declined to ...

HPI calls Hostplus, Charter Hall takeover 'cheap'

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
Hostplus and Charter Hall have again extended their offer period to take over Hotel Property Investments (HPI), which pleaded with shareholders to reject the "cheap" and "half-empty" deal. HPI told shareholders that "$3.785 will be lucky to buy you ...

Bravura flags growth plans with leadership appointments

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
Bravura Solutions has named two senior appointments to deliver growth opportunities across the global pensions, superannuation, wealth, and transfer agency markets. Aaron Knowles has been appointed the global head of product management and marketing. ...

Super fund adds to Payden & Rygel mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
A $34 billion superannuation fund has topped up its mandate with Payden & Rygel to manage a total of $700 million in assets. Payden & Rygel did not disclose which super fund awarded the mandate but said the money was invested in the Payden Multi Asset ...