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CPI nears RBA's target range, but rate cut remains in doubt: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.2% in the December quarter and 2.4% annually, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has revealed. The most significant price rises in the quarter were recreation and culture (+1.5%), and alcohol and tobacco ...

Chalmers boasts inflation data, experts divided

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... data showed the biggest fall in monthly CPI came from electricity, which was down 21.5% thanks to state and federal government subsidies. However, Chalmers said these falls would have come eventually and the government was able to help deliver some relief ...

Superhero Super assets to swell via fund transfer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... members. "In recent years, there has been a substantial increase in regulatory changes introduced by both the federal government and regulatory bodies. These changes have significantly raised the complexity and cost of administering superannuation funds ...

Inconsistencies abound in Future Fund mandate change: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
... "appears elusive." "Reform should seek to bring change. But the explanations of these reforms - from both the federal government and the Future Fund - have restated that, ultimately, the risk, return, independence, strategy, portfolio and role of the ...

Chalmers unveils new superannuation reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
... achieve meaningful outcomes and a dignified retirement," Delahunty said. In addition, Delahunty called on the federal government to develop a National Retirement Income Strategy to guide the primary purpose of the retirement income system. Delahunty ...

Interest rates to remain on hold for some time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... get its spending under control, insinuating that it was adding to the inflation problem. "It's not just the federal government, it's the state governments as well," Bullock said. "The fact that we've had to revise up our public demand forecasts, it's ...

Delaying DBFO imposes 'generational' consequences

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) is urging the federal government to take action on processing the second tranche of its Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) package, saying any further delay could result in "generational impacts." ...

Nudging pre-retirees has 'little effect'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... comes as the concept of nudging continues to be brought up in the Australian retirement landscape, with the federal government last year announcing measures to make it easier for Australians to access financial advice - including the use of nudges by ...

ASIC updates super calculator relief instrument

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... inflation while a user is in the retirement phase," ASIC said. ASIC aligns its default inflation rates with the federal government's 2023 Intergenerational Report (IGR), Retirement Income Review, and current midpoint of the Reserve Bank of Australia's ...

Pensioners to pay more under aged care reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... from July 2025. With the nation's annual aged care expenses predicted to hit $42 billion by 2026-27, the federal government is looking to prop up the industry, with minister for aged care Anika Wells introducing the Aged Care Bill 2024 to parliament ...