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Federal Reserve delivers 0.75bp rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2022
The US Federal Reserve raised its policy interest rate by 0.75 basis points to 2.5% and indicated further increases will likely be appropriate. Explaining the decision, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said: "From the standpoint of our congressional ...

Office for Women combats financial abuse

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
A new resource released by the Office for Women will assist the financial services sector to understand how its financial products may be used in the financial abuse of women. The new resource, Guide to prevention and action on financial abuse within ...

RBA scenario implies record costs: UBS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
UBS has forecast that the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) rate rise assumptions would cause an unprecedented payment spike for households. The RBA's scenario of a 300-basis point increase in interest rates by mid-2023 would see interest payments as ...

Octopus launches renewable energy platform

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
Octopus Australia has launched a renewable energy platform for institutional and wholesale investors, with backing from partners including Hostplus. The wealth manager simultaneously closed two funds that are co-investing into a multi-billion-dollar ...

Rate rises more likely after unemployment plunge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
The unemployment rate has fallen to 3.5%, the lowest level since 1974, and near-record inflation hasn't subsided, leading experts to believe that aggressive rate hikes will continue. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showed the number of ...

Growth scare likely during second half of 2022: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
Global activity is already slowing, as central banks continue to indicate that a further deceleration is needed to lower inflation, report said. According to UBS Asset Management's Panorama mid-year outlook, titled Inflation: Rising to the Challenge ...

RBA raises interest rates again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has increased the cash rate by 50 basis points, ramping up its efforts to quash runaway inflation. RBA governor Phillip Lowe stayed the course with his assessment that while the Australian economy remained resilient ...

More than 1700 advisers gone already

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
As we officially hit the mid-way point of the year, the latest data from ASIC shows more than 1700 financial advisers have dropped off its register since January. Analysis of the ASIC Financial Adviser Register shows there is now 16,413 financial advisers ...

SMSF client education a concern: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
SMSF advisers are calling for more educational content as concerns around client education mount, according to a new report. Investment Trends' 2022 SMSF Adviser and Accountant Report shows advisers want more educational content to assist them in servicing ...

Super trustees face rough seas ahead: Byres

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
In a speech at the Trans-Tasman Business Circle 'Meet the regulators' event, APRA chair Wayne Byres said to expect the performance of super trustees to continue to be the subject of intense scrutiny. On APRA's latest priorities, Byres said ...