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Global X hires new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... adviser sales for equity derivatives at Macquarie Bank. Zaika replaces Evan Metcalf, who steps down in October after a decade-long tenure at the fund manager. Metcalf became chief executive of Global X in 2022 right after Mirae Asset Financial Group ...

Calls for independent oversight on mortgage stress

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... its submission to the Senate inquiry into the financial regulatory framework and home ownership, HIA identified that a decade of additional costs has restricted competition among banks and made it increasingly expensive for them to lend to first home ...

Former Mercer Super chair named Actuary of the Year

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... Australian Philanthropic Services (APS). Swinhoe recently stepped down as chair of Mercer Super, a role she'd held for a decade. She's also a former non-executive director of Suncorp Superannuation. She's also active in promoting the actuarial profession ...

Super for housing to exacerbate affordability crisis: Eslake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
Superannuation being used for house deposits would push up home prices, undermining Australians' home ownership prospects, slash retirement savings, and come at a significant cost to the Budget, according to a Corinna Economic Advisory report by ...

Megatrends impacting portfolio construction: Mercer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... in markets for at least five years." Jacques added that the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is likely to be a multi-decade trend, and investors are still unsure how it will play out. "AI itself is a challenging phenomenon, because the impact it ...

Growth of SMSFs, Div 296 opportunity for advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... and maintaining them into their retirement. Further, ATO data shows around 65% of all SMSFs have existed for more than a decade.

Federal Reserve rate cuts beckon

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
The US Federal Reserve is widely tipped to fire the starting gun on its first rate cutting cycle in years; here's what top economists see unfolding. AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina said some people believe the Fed is behind the curve and that ...

China to raise retirement age from 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... population of 1.42 billion; more than 500 million are aged over 50. As it stands, some 300 million will retire over the next decade in China. Meanwhile, the population is expected to decrease by 7.9% by 2050. According to projections from the United ...

HAFF receives first round commitments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
Housing Australia and the Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) have announced commitments to the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) under the first funding round. Housing Australia has selected an initial pipeline of 185 projects to potentially ...

Pensioners to pay more under aged care reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
Many recipients of the Age Pension will pay more for aged care under proposed reforms to how the sector is funded, with wealthier Australians to cover more of the costs they incur from July 2025. With the nation's annual aged care expenses predicted ...