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RBA to meet for final 2024 rate decision

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will deliver its final interest rate decision today, with a hold predicted by most experts. The RBA has kept rates on hold at 4.35% all year, despite other global central banks having begun a rate cutting cycle. But ...

Superannuation tax shakeup proposed by Actuaries Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
... providing larger tax concessions to wealthy members, the paper said. The paper proposed replacing the current rules with a single rate of tax on earnings of around 10% across all accumulation and retirement accounts, which would "greatly improve" equity ...

Adviser exam pass rate improves

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
... sitting of the Financial Advisers Exam took place on November 6, with 225 out of 289 candidates passing. It represents a pass rate of 77% and is a significant improvement from its previous outing in August, where only 62% passed. Of the 289 candidates ...

World on the brink: Frontier Advisors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
The global economy stares down "unprecedented challenges" in 2025, according to Frontier Advisors' annual secular outlook, which forecasts rising risks from unsustainable debt, geopolitical rifts, and climate inaction. The report said after spiking ...

Permanent disablement claims for mental health explodes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... the report noted that mental health claims increased across all age groups, it found that the "substantial increase" in the rate of mental health condition claims among 30- to 40-year-olds was pronounced enough to lower the average age of people permanently ...

2025 economic outlook 'threatening': AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... soon drop to around 0.6-0.7% qoq, enabling it to possibly start cutting in February but by May at the latest taking the cash rate down to 3.6% by year end." Oliver said global growth is likely to slow in 2025 to just below 3% and will likely strengthen ...

Cbus lacks stringent director, expenditure policies: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... "heavy emphasis" on time served on the board as opposed to demonstrating practical experience. "As an example, a director can rate themselves as 'expert' in Investment Risk Management by attending Investment Committee meetings and training over ...

GDP grows but still slow: 'Confirms our worst fears'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... growth trajectory diverging further from projections, casting doubt on the RBA's hopes for a smooth landing. With no RBA rate cuts on the horizon just yet, all eyes are on whether this week's boost in retail sales for October was a one-off event ...

The sensitive conversations advisers shy away from

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... Bergel-Grant, the median number of years from marriage to separation is eight and a half. The good news, she said, is the divorce rate in Australia continues to fall over time, with 30% of first marriages likely to end in divorce, second marriages around ...

Dividends to be down in FY25: Equity Trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... positive for near term growth, these initiatives may add to inflationary pressures and result in 'higher for longer' interest rate settings. This has quickly been priced in by bond markets, if not equity markets." Outside the US, however, Thompson warned ...