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Inflation falls within RBA's target range

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... to be fully realised. These factors are likely to sustain upward pressure on inflation well into 2025. Based on this economic data, we do not see any reason why the RBA's cash rate decision next Tuesday will be anything other than a hold." RSM Australia ...

CFS unveils fund manager, fee changes to FirstChoice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024
... sustainable fund. It invests mainly in stocks of well-established multinational companies, seeking opportunities from global economic growth and changing patterns of world trade and economic relationships. FirstChoice Employer Super will also see several ...

CommSec names new chief economist

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024
... of Craig James, our chief economist," CommSec said. "Craig has been an invaluable part of CommSec, known for his sharp economic insights, deep knowledge of the financial markets, and a dedication to educating Australians on the importance of understanding ...

Australia a top destination for international investment: QIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2024
... countries and data was collected across four key dimensions that impact underlying investment fundamentals: demographics, economic activity, debt and governance. The results were favourable for Australia which currently ranks 6 th, behind Norway, Ireland ...

Major global trends impacting advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
High interest rates (70%), economic downturn and inflation risks (both 68.8%), and the impact of central bank policy (61.3%) usurped any concerns about this year's election cycle for Australian financial advisers and investors, according to this year's ...

Advisers share winning intergenerational wealth strategies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
The $3.5 trillion wealth transfer will be Australia's biggest economic event over the next 20 years, according to AMP Advice national lead Anjuum Siingh, who chaired a panel of financial advisers at the Financial Standard Retirement Income Forum today. ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... time, it is beset by tensions in the Middle East nearing boiling point and the US unabashedly postulating China as an economic and military threat. US secretary of the air force Frank Kendall said last month: "I've been closely watching the evolution ...

IMF issues stark inflation warning for Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... inflation predictions for 2025, upping Australia's consumer price index expectations from 2.8% to 3.6%. In its World Economic Outcomes report, the IMF predicted Australia would be one of two advanced economies with headline inflation above 3% by the ...

Australian equities rise, but global markets preferred: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
... grounds and other select emerging markets. Global equities broadly rallied, with China hailed as a "standout performer." Economic stimulus lifted its previously depressed regional indexes, with the CSI 300 and Hang Seng each gaining over 15%. "These ...

ACTU slams plans to Americanise the superannuation system

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
... According to the National Council on Aging, 80% of older adults are either financially struggling now or at risk for economic insecurity in retirement. Its research also found that living independently in the community without assistance is beyond reach ...