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Resilient job market reduces rate cut probability: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
While the Australian unemployment rate remained unchanged, experts are becoming less optimistic we'll see many more rate cuts this year. The Australian labour market remained robust in May, with the unemployment rate sitting at 4.1%, Australian Bureau ...

Acenda Group assembles board of directors

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
Four independent non-executive directors have been named to the board of what will be known as the Acenda Group, following the merger with Resolution Life Australasia. Catherine Dubé, David Stephen, Melissa Babbage and Rosheen Garnon will become independent ...

Select stocks in charge of their own destiny: Aoris

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
In an uncertain environment, Aoris Investment Management is attempting to steer clear of volatility by avoiding businesses that exhibit significant ties to what it calls the 'no-go zone'. Aoris aims to have up to 15 investments in its portfolio at any ...

Australian wealth increases despite variable global growth: UBS

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
Australia saw a 10% jump in median wealth, with latest findings showing the country is seeing a more "equal spread" of wealth than most nations. The UBS Global Wealth Report 2025 shows that despite the global wealth increase, the speed of growth was ...

Increased local, international demand drives practice valuations

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
The price multiples for financial planning practices have risen as much as 30% in the past 12 months, analysis shows. According to the annual Radar Results Price Guide, there has been a notable increase in price multiples for practices, rising between ...

QIC offloads Victorian shopping centre for $440m

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
The Lowy Family Group-backed Assembly Funds Management (AFM) has struck a deal with PGIM Real Estate to jointly acquire QIC's Woodgrove Shopping Centre in Melton, Victoria for $440 million. The single-level centre, spanning over 27 hectares of land ...

Pacific workers face barriers to claiming super: University

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
Financial experts are calling on the government to simplify the process for Pacific and Timor-Leste workers that come to Australia under the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme to access unclaimed superannuation once their visa expires ...

Australian Ethical, CEFC pour $30m into climate tech venture

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
Responsible investor Australian Ethical and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) have each committed $15 million into the first close of the new fund curated by Climate Tech Partners (CTP). CTP is a local climate venture platform deploying capital ...

RQI Investors launches new strategy with UniSuper backing

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
UniSuper has seeded a new fund from RQI Investors, First Sentier Investors' quantitative manager. The RQI Australian Diversified Alpha Long Short Fund has been introduced for institutional and select wholesale investors, receiving a $500 million seed ...

TAL partners to expand access to affordable insurance

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
The life insurer has today launched backd by TAL in partnership with Cover Genius, targeting those with limited access to affordable cover options. backd offers tailored, affordable options for workers not currently eligible for other types of cover ...