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CBA's conviction on December rate cut has 'dipped'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) head of Australian economics Gareth Aird conceded the stronger than expected unemployment data released yesterday does not strengthen the case for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to start cutting interest rates. Additionally ...

ECB drops interest rates to 3.25%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
... Council said its decision to lower the deposit facility rate, which drives monetary policy decisions, was based on inflation data. "The incoming information on inflation shows that the disinflationary process is well on track. The inflation outlook is ...

Hopes of RBA cut 'in tatters' after jobs data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024
... unemployment rate held steady at 4.1% in September, in line with the revised figure for August, according to seasonally adjusted data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "With employment rising by around 64,000 people and the number ...

ASIC makes key appointments to executive team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2024
... new executives including Diana Steicke as executive director registry and intelligence, Joanne Harper as executive director data, digital and technology, and Annie Reeves as chief people and culture transformation officer. Longo said following the announcement ...

AustralianSuper pumps $2.2bn into US data centre

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
AustralianSuper is making its first investment in a US data centre platform for $2.2 billion in a bid to capitalise on the soaring demand for cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Texas-based DataBank has found a place in AustralianSuper's ...

Acclaim Wealth enters managed account space

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... wanted it under an individual HIN model, and the partnership could be integrated seamlessly on our new platform post our large data migration project." In April, a migration took place from an FNZ system to a new SS&C technology platform. The transition ...

Household spending drops in September: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... slowdown in the pace of spending growth in the year to September to just to 2.1%, down from 3.7% in August. Halmarick said HSI data suggested income tax cuts had not led to a material rise in consumer spending. "The spending slowdown in September was ...

Best and worst performing ETFs revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024
... index tracking ETFs provide diversification and reduced risk," InvestSMART chief executive Ron Hodge said. "InvestSMART's own data shows that 56% of people consider investing in ETFs for wealth creation purposes. With more investors turning to ETFs to ...

TAL changes underwriting limits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024
... Rensburg said the changes make it faster and easier for Australians to access cover with simplified underwriting. "We're using data and insights combined with expertise from TAL's Health Services team to make underwriting more efficient. These changes ...

ASX listings dwindle as companies abandon public markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
... markets as a more efficient and flexible way to raise capital, circumventing the challenges of an IPO. This is evidenced in data from JPMorgan, which shows an explosion in the number of private companies in the US backed by private equity firms over ...