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RBA is 'overachieving' on inflation target: GSFM

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... 4.5%. "I wonder if the RBA will revisit the 4.5% to a number closer to 4%. The reason I say that is inflation is getting better, but wages growth is slowing. "Although NAIRU is notoriously difficult to estimate, the RBA has hit its head around the fact ...

SEC names acting chair, establishes crypto taskforce

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... confusion about what is legal, which creates an environment hostile to innovation and conducive to fraud. The SEC can do better." The taskforce's focus will be to help the commission draw clear regulatory lines, provide realistic paths to registration ...

Australian Unity hires from Centuria

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... general manager healthcare property Chris Smith welcomed Yogavaran's appointment and said the new management structure better positions AUHPT for potential growth into the future. "Vijitha's significant expertise in the healthcare property sector and ...

Ethical investment holdings double: CoreData

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... uncertainty, but broadly, sentiment has steadily improved since. "It comes down to growing awareness around ESG issues, and a better understanding around the risks of investing in companies that are negligent to ESG factors, or haven't considered ...

$3m super tax will level playing field: Australia Institute

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... dependency on the Age Pension, they are not designed to be used by the very wealthiest in society to avoid paying tax." The Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions reform hit a snag last November when it failed to gain Senate crossbench support. Removing ...

Where to invest when local equities look expensive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... local portfolios remain heavily skewed towards the domestic market; investors have avenues to seek out diversification and better value, according to Morningstar market strategist Lochlan Halloway. Australian equities are trading 8% above fair value ...

Grattan Institute renews calls for best-in-show super funds, partial annuitisation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... annuity. This reform alone could boost retirees' incomes by up to 25%. "Relying on personal financial advice to deliver better retirement incomes than solely account-based pensions drawn at the minimum is unnecessary and unrealistic. Good-quality ...

CC Capital outbids Bain again, increases Insignia offer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... improved earnings outlook. He said Insignia's earnings momentum is improving on the back of cost cutting exercises and better product flows, but that it faces risks in executing its growth strategy. "These execution risks include required transformation ...

Investors should avoid overvalued US sectors: Talaria

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... Selby-Smith said. "By prioritising sectors with attractive valuations and reduced leverage, investors can put themselves in a better position to protect their portfolio against speculative risks." Selby-Smith said despite avoiding US tech entirely, the ...

Local private wealth manager appoints new chief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... others, driving organic and inorganic growth, a talent for change management, and repeatably helping firms transform for the better, Jim's passion lives at the intersection of these experiences - bringing together vision, leadership, the team, and shareholder ...