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November rate cut likely off the table as inflation lifts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... up from 2.7% to the June quarter. This is the first time trimmed mean annual inflation has increased since December 2022." KPMG chief economist Brendan Rynne said the inflation read means the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is likely to hold off on an ...

Strategic partnerships focus for global family businesses: Deloitte

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... performance. Around 35% of the respondents said they took around 21% to 30% of the profit from the business. According to a latest KPMG study, about two in five Australian family offices are run by chief executives who are a member of the family and ...

FEATURE: Fund admin | Tight Ship

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2025
... Trade-offs Next to performance, super funds are adept at spruiking low administration fees, made possible by economies of scale. KPMG highlighted this in its Super Insights 2025 report, finding 14 funds with assets under management (AUM) over $50 billion ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... people in their 30s increased by 732% over the past decade, according to Australia's Mental Health Check Up compiled by KPMG. But a lump sum payout is unlikely to provide "lasting" financial security for them, meaning more needs to be done on the ...

Rest Super team defects to Channel Capital

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... previously worked at Citi and State Street. McDermid spent two years at Rest, with most of her career at National Australia Bank, KPMG and Westpac. Channel Capital said operational risk has become a bigger focus for institutional investors and regulators ...

ASIC raises alarm on auditor independence, conflicts of interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... independence and conflict of interest obligations names the firms under the spotlight, which included the audit units of BDO, EY, KPMG, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Hall Chadwick, Pitcher Partners, PwC, Grant Thornton, Kelly Partners and Nexia. None of ...

Aussie family office chiefs earn up to US$625k

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... family offices are run by chief executives who are a member of the family and can earn up to US$625,000, according to a new KPMG study. Some 43% of chief executives running family offices are aged over 50 and commonly come from an investment management ...

FICAP RockStar raises $110k for charity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... charity partners Life Ed, Feel the Magic, and Fighting Chance. The evening also featured performances from Eleanor Foster from KPMG, Mira Dilek and Ana Lepojevic of BlackRock, PIMCO's Scott Delaney and Mae Ann See from HUB24. Since its inception ...

Inflation rises 3% in August

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... inflation has edged down from 2.7% to at least 2.6% or a bit less. Today's numbers still keep that hope very much alive." KPMG chief economist Brendan Rynne agreed an RBA cut next week was unlikely due to the rise. "The RBA is likely to keep the cash ...

Age Pension to increase on September 20

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
... Australians aged over 64. Of these, 25% will see their payments change due to deeming. Analysis of ABS Labour Force Survey data by KPMG Australia suggests increases to the Age Pension over the past decade have contributed to the increase in Australians' ...