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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." ...

Chalmers boasts inflation data, experts divided

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... to struggling Australians without putting pressure on inflation. "If you take electricity prices, for example, they have fallen 21.5% in the year to November. They would have fallen 1.7% without our energy rebates for every household that we are rolling ...

The productivity bubble has burst: Productivity Commission

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... declare revitalising productivity growth as a national priority. September quarter figures showed labour productivity has fallen 0.8% through the year, affecting both the market and non-market (government-dominated) sectors. Productivity Commission deputy ...

Productivity slump threatens asset returns: Shane Oliver

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... capita - a measure of the value of incomes per person after allowing for tax, mortgage debt payments, and inflation - has fallen around 10%, reflecting a decline in living standards. An additional sign of deteriorating living standards is a 2.8% decline ...

Inflation remains in RBA's target range

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
... non-alcoholic beverages (+3.3%), recreation and culture (+4.3%), and alcohol and tobacco (+6%). Annual CPI inflation has fallen from 3.8% in June to 2.1% in October due, in part, to significant price falls in electricity and automotive fuel. Electricity ...

Investors plan to continue private markets love affair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
... Interestingly, while private markets managers recorded the highest satisfaction levels from investors, private equity has fallen somewhat out of favour, with satisfaction with private equity managers plummeting to 69%. In 2022, it was 94%. Satisfaction ...

Super lobbies call for death benefit reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... Delahunty said. SMC chief executive Misha Schubert mirrored Delahunty's remarks, acknowledging that at time the system has fallen short of expectations. "Super is Australians money for retirement and they deserve the highest standard of service. That ...

Wages grow 3.5% for the year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
... of Statistics (ABS). ABS head of price statistics Michelle Marquardt said this was the first time annual wage growth had fallen below 4% since the June 2023 quarter. Commonwealth Bank senior economist Stephen Wu said the reading was softer than what ...

Interest rates to remain on hold for some time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... November meeting, with the board indicating there are no plans for that to change anytime soon. "Headline inflation has fallen, but underlying inflation is still too high. The cash rate will stay restrictive until the board is confident that inflation ...