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RBA weighs controversial pre-election rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
... the biggest move upward in over 20 years. HSBC noted that either of these two moves would mean the next few weeks of local media reports and commentary on the economy would be dominated by interest rate news. As such, the other option the RBA has at ...

Cbus hires retirement, product governance leads

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
... chair and, in December last year, made three key appointments to its investments team. Cbus also finalised its merger with Media Super this month. The merger brought Cbus' funds under management to $75 billion, with Arter saying at the time that ...

Elon Musk buys Twitter for $61.4bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
Eccentric entrepreneur Elon Musk has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire social media networking platform Twitter. In a Tweet, Musk explained his motivation to acquire the tech giant saying: "Free speech is the bedrock of functioning democracy ...

HESTA confirms bid for Ramsay Health Care

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... digital services providers. The development comes after Ramsay Health Care released an ASX statement yesterday in response to media speculation over a non-binding indicative proposal. In this statement, Ramsay Health Care confirmed that under the indicative ...

New research backs diversified SMSF portfolios

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
New research conducted by the SMSF Association and the University of Adelaide confirms self-managed super funds (SMSFs) that have diversified investment portfolios outperform those that do not. The research, based on financial statement data from over ...

'No easy answer' to ESG disclosures by super fund trustees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... before about how their money is put to work. This is an unsurprising outcome when accounting for the myriad of critical media reports about Australia's unlegislated 2050 net zero carbon emissions target. Moreover, many superannuation companies' concerted ...

Caddick's husband chases payday

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
... documents filed in court yesterday, Koletti used to earn approximately $70,000 a year as a hairdresser. However, due to the media storm surrounding Caddick's alleged crimes and disappearance, Koletti claims he has not been able to hold down a job since ...

CBA dismisses rumours of crypto tie-up

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
... which claimed to be a report from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) news website, had been circulating on social media platforms like Facebook. It alleges that the bank has partnered with a cryptocurrency trading platform to encourage people ...

Real unemployment far higher than ABS claims: Roy Morgan

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2022
... rate, is set to continue - which means wage growth will remain below expectations." Scathingly it continued: "Unfortunately media commentators fail to understand that by itself, lower unemployment, will not facilitate wages growth unless this a substantial ...

Modern Slavery Act needs strengthening: Panel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
... rights considerations at the recent Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) conference. FS Sustainability was a media partner at the event. "As investors we're quite unique in that we are readers of modern slavery statements, and we ...