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Inflation rises but RBA hike not inevitable

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1% in the June quarter and 3.8% annually, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The June quarter rise is the same as the 1% rise in the March 2024 quarter," ABS head of price ...

CommSec names top state for economic performance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
A solid job market and construction activity has seen South Australia top the economic performance leaderboard in the latest CommSec State of the States report for the third quarter in a row. The State of the States report assesses the performance of ...

Super for housing will cause rents to soar: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024
... young Australians - especially those renting - and make cost-of-living pressures worse." Speaking at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), Schubert said the purpose of super was to deliver dignity in retirement, lifting incomes ...

CalSTRS creates Total Fund Management division

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024
... system. Lastly, the rapid pace of change in markets, driven by innovations like artificial intelligence, has brought economic benefits but also has created challenges in effective regulation, talent management, and understanding its disruptive potential. ...

MLC investment chief shares portfolio plans

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
... that doesn't sound particularly inspiring, remaining neutral on equities. Positively, Farmer noted strong underlying economic conditions are strong, no expected recession, decent corporate fundamentals, US earnings growth is forecasted around 18% for ...

How advisers can reap additional $2.1bn in revenue

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024
Financial advisers are poised to generate $2.1 billion in new revenue over the next five years and add nearly 500,000 clients to their books if they are proactive in managing seven key factors, Deloitte Access Economics says. Despite the enormous regulatory ...

ASIC to launch new criminal investigation team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released its final report on equity market integrity in Australia. ASIC said it will be establishing a dedicated criminal investigation team to swiftly progress insider trading investigations ...

Remediation professionals told to temper expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
... face challenges but said Australia has fared well despite this. "Australia remained somewhat insulated from the severe economic constraints seen globally despite local rates of inflation and a considerable amount of regulatory change challenging many ...

Australia unlikely to tame inflation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... intractable as there is a good chance the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) could increase interest rates in August, an economic expert says. According to GSFM investment strategist Stephen Miller, Australia is navigating a "blizzard" on a "narrow path" ...

Investors brace for turbulence as Biden backs out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... inflation firmer. However, the Trump campaign has been light on detail and so it is difficult to make assumptions about economic policy," Brown said. "One thing that we are confident about is that most of the macroeconomic impact won't be felt until ...