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Five megatrends shaping financial services: McCrindle

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
Demographic change, virtuous consumerism, the grandparent economy, AI acceleration, and social reconnection are the five megatrends shaping the future of SMSF and financial services businesses, according to McCrindle Research principal Mark McCrindle. ...

Bragg calls for another Financial System Inquiry, critiques ASIC, APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... framework necessitate another FSI, with the overwhelming influence of the superannuation system on the financial sector, economy, and markets serving as a critical justification. "... the super system is now large enough to influence the economy and ...

ANZ gets green light for Suncorp merger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... sustainable insurance and banking systems equipped to meet the changing needs of customers, communities, and the broader economy. "It's also a big win for Queensland with both Suncorp and ANZ announcing significant jobs and investment packages as ...

UK, Japan slip into technical recession

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... Meanwhile, Japan's GDP contracted 0.4% in the last three months of 2023, according to the country's Cabinet Office. The economy contracted 2.9% between July and September. The International Monetary Fund predicts that Japan's economy will grow 0.9% in ...

AI poses potential challenge to financial stability: Gensler

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... predictive capabilities aren't infallible, sometimes generating completely inaccurate information. "We've seen in our economy how one or a small number of tech platforms can come to dominate a field. There's one leading search engine, one leading retail ...

RBA anticipated to delay interest rate cuts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... hold off on such cuts for the foreseeable future. Bloxham said that the RBA is expected to be among the final developed economy central banks to initiate rate cuts, citing its delayed commencement of rate hikes, comparatively modest interest rate increases ...

Inflation falls to 4.1%, RBA weighs rate cut

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... services (1.2%). HSBC Australia and New Zealand chief economist Paul Bloxham said yesterday's data is a sign that the economy is heading in the right direction, with falling inflation in the December quarter. While further interest rate hikes are unlikely ...

Greg Combet to succeed Peter Costello as Future Fund chair

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
Net Zero Economy Agency chair Greg Combet is set to replace Peter Costello as chair of the Future Fund, commencing mid-year. At a press conference in Canberra, treasurer Jim Chalmers said the appointment of Combet, who only recently relinquished his ...

Real asset cycle likely to return: Dexus

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... expected to peak, further falls in bond yields should be positive for A-REIT pricing in 2024. "While a slowing in the economy is a consideration for occupier activity in the short term, a forecast fall in interest rates in FY25 is expected to be a major ...

Commerzbank acquires Aquila Capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... "Since 2006, the core focus of our business at Aquila Group has been to contribute to the decarbonisation of the global economy. The shift towards renewable energy and a 'green industrialisation' opens up investment opportunities that not only offer ...