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Why the RBA should not cut rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... wait" before beginning the cutting cycle but added that the central bank is likely to deliver a cut before the federal election. "I think one of the things that will impact the decision, frankly, is... politically, they're probably in that window ...

Janus Henderson turns $5.2bn fixed interest fund into active ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... the move will strengthen its suite of US-focused ETF as US equity investments "soar to record levels" following the US election. It comes after the launch of the only Australian ETF that traces the Russell 2000 Capped Index yesterday. "We are also listing ...

Australians don't trust politicians with their super: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... said Labor's perseverance in raising taxes is eroding Australian's trust in the government on the eve of the federal election. He called for the proposal to be shelved in favour of an economy-wide, evidence-based tax review after the next election. "The ...

Execs face shareholder backlash over pay: Georgeson

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... strikes trigger a further vote on whether a board should be 'spilled' and if directors should present themselves for re-election at a subsequent meeting. The number of firms narrowly avoiding a strike did not change between 2023 and 2024, with 15 firms' ...

FAAA 'frustrated' as Dixon inquiry delayed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... CSLR and it is essential that the government and the Parliament listen to those calls and make commitments before the election." On January 31 the CSLR released its FY26 levy estimates which revealed financial advisers would likely have to fork out $70 ...

Jones instigates CSLR review, levy hits $70m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... virtually unscathed," she said. "The problems with the CSLR are known, and urgent. In the context of a looming federal election, we urge the minister to act now on the fixing the issues that are within his power to resolve." CPA Australia's spokesperson ...

The regulatory pendulum has swung too far: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... saddling the industry and its consumers with the "costly overhang" of poor regulation. As a result, the FSC's most urgent election policy is a call for whichever party forms government to create a "red tape razor gang" to slash inefficient regulation. ...

Financial services minister Stephen Jones to retire from politics

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... and minister for financial services Stephen Jones is retiring from politics and will not contest the upcoming federal election. Jones spent 15 years as the member for Whitlam - covering Illawarra and the Southern Highlands. In a statement, he expressed ...

FOMC holds rates as Chalmers boasts 'our inflation is lower'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... number in the quarter, it almost halved. It's now 0.5% and that makes it around a third of what it was at the time of the election." Chalmers' comments come as the US Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady overnight at 4.25-4.5%. It was the first ...

Climate funds see first year of outflows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... the Morningstar US Market Index. US sustainable funds were shaken by the political climate, said Bioy. "In a critical election year, the backlash against environmental, social, and governance investing intensified, and political scrutiny reached new ...