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ASFA Retirement Standard hits record high

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... "The cost of medical services increased 1.2% in the December quarter, and over the summer months the cost of domestic holiday travel and accommodation rose by 3.9%," Delahunty added. ASFA concluded that it finds retirees continue to face significant ...

Inflation falls to 4.1%, RBA weighs rate cut

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... Notable price increases this quarter included tobacco (7%), new dwelling purchases by owner-occupiers (1.5%), domestic holiday travel and accommodation (3.9%), and medical and hospital services (1.2%). HSBC Australia and New Zealand chief economist Paul ...

Gen Zs now 'loud budgeting': Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
Research by NAB shows Gen Z is embracing the latest TikTok trend and cutting back on their spending, saving an average of $450 a month. New NAB Economics consumer sentiment data has revealed more than half (56%) of Gen Z and younger Australians are ...

Adviser registration deadline moves to February 16

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... to ASIC, now have until February 16 to register. "Given that the period for registration has coincided with the summer holiday period, ASIC is providing AFS licensees an additional two weeks to register their relevant providers," the regulator said. ...

Inflation eases to 4.3%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... "CPI inflation is often impacted by items with volatile price changes like automotive fuel, fruit and vegetables, and holiday travel. It can be helpful to exclude these items from the headline CPI to provide a view of underlying inflation," ABS head ...

What you read in 2023

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... news. As we leave you with the year's top stories, the Financial Standard team wishes our readers a safe and happy holiday period; we look forward to bringing you the news in 2024! The top stories for 2023 were: 1) Renato Mota to leave Insignia Financial ...

CPI cools to 4.9%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... inflation eased for the first time since December 2021. "The main reasons for the lower annual inflation are price falls for holiday travel and accommodation and a decrease in the costs for child-care due to changes in the childcare subsidy," it outlined. ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
Treasury's proposed three-year moratorium on private litigation related to Scope 3 reporting as part of its proposed mandatory climate-related financial disclosure package has raised fears that it would give companies the green light to greenwash. ...

Bullock keeps cash rate at 4.10%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
... breathe a collective sigh of relief in a slowing economy. Philip pointed to Australians spending more fuel, energy, and holiday travel as the drivers behind higher levels of inflation. "If you exclude these items, underlying inflation in the year to ...

Inflation rises to 5.2%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
... "CPI inflation is often impacted by items with volatile price changes like automotive fuel, fruit and vegetables, and holiday travel," explained ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt. "It can be helpful to exclude these items from the headline ...