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Household spending drops in September: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... that increased take-home pay from tax cuts is largely being used to pay down debt and on staples, not spending on discretionary items. This trend is reflected in the year to September, supporting our view that softer economic data, coupled with a further ...

Insignia Financial to trial four-day work week

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
... earning less than $130,000 will see guaranteed annual pay increases, and there will be guaranteed funding for a discretionary pool. Insignia Financial will also increase superannuation guarantee contributions for staff. Parental leave entitlements are ...

Managed account FUM passes $200bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... the sector, separately managed accounts (SMA) continue to command the bulk of FUM at $129 billion, while managed discretionary accounts (MDA) and other services hold $52.4 billion and $24.2 billion respectively. "MDAs are 25.4% of the market funds under ...

RBA feels 'not enough has changed'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... fell more rapidly, falling petrol or other commodity prices materially reduced firms' cost base or the decline in discretionary spending flowed through materially more quickly to services inflation," it said. "Members noted that each of these outcomes ...

WAM Active returns 30%, beats indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... A large portion of the portfolio is invested in financials (25.9%), followed by technology (17.3%), and consumer discretionary (15.2%). Life360 Inc., ZipCo, a2 Milk, HUB24, GQG Partners, and Premier Investments were some of the big winners in the portfolio. ...

Chalmers 'confident but not complacent' on economic prospects

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
... uncertainty, we can't ignore the fact that growth in our economy is soft, job ads are down, household savings are down, discretionary consumption was almost non-existent at the start of the year and so we have to strike a series of fine balances."

APRA heightens expectations around trustees' spending

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... to ensure spending aligns with the best financial interests of members, and will follow up trustees with outlying discretionary expenditure." She added that the industry will face further scrutiny on spending when the Financial Accountability Regime ...

Clearway wins distribution mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2024
... largely unavailable elsewhere. "In Saudi Arabia, for example, it's a challenge to get large-cap exposure to consumer discretionary stocks whereas with small caps it isn't a problem," he said. "One of the main risks is liquidity. In an economic downturn ...

Interest rate relief unlikely 'this side of Christmas'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
... feel obligated to raise rates further to reduce inflation in those demand-sensitive areas it can influence (such as discretionary consumer goods and services) to offset the inflationary pressures in non-interest rate sensitive areas," he said. "While ...

Centuria launches new wholesale fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
... investment opportunity within WA's second largest city, Mandurah. The centre benefits from a high proportion of non-discretionary retailers while presenting value-add opportunities through tenant remixing or potential redevelopment," Centuria co-chief ...