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Inflation debate: Albo says rebates will keep inflation down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hit back at claims the official inflation figures released this week were only lower due to government rebates, despite what the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data found. Doing the media rounds this morning ...

Inflation cools but RBA unlikely to budge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Falls in fuel (-7.6%) and electricity (-17.9%) were significant moderators of annual inflation for the month as a result of Commonwealth Energy Bill Relief Fund rebates. "The falls in electricity and fuel had a ...

Australians living through protracted period of economic misery: CEDA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
... by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). CEDA's analysis of the "misery index" - which combines inflation, unemployment, and interest rates to gauge economic despair - shows that Australia's economic misery remains elevated post-COVID-19 ...

ESSSuper ups admin fee cap

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... delivering stable returns via diversification. The option targets moderately high returns of 3.25% above the rate of inflation or 3.75% above the rate of inflation for Retirement Income Stream accounts.

Calls for independent oversight on mortgage stress

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... restricted competition among banks and made it increasingly expensive for them to lend to first home buyers. "Just as zero inflation is not the RBA's goal, zero mortgage delinquencies is an unattainable and undesirable goal for APRA," Reardon said. "Despite ...

Fed cut will not move the dial for RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... job creation, and an economy that is operating at near its full capacity are contributing to Australia's sticky inflation challenge, and mean rate cuts are unlikely to be on the agenda for some time yet." GSFM investment strategist Stephen Miller ...

Federal Reserve kicks off easing cycle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... surprising many who believed it would opt for a cut of just 0.25%. "The committee has gained greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward 2%, and judges that the risks to achieving its employment and inflation goals are roughly in balance," ...

Megatrends impacting portfolio construction: Mercer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
Mercer portfolios solutions leader Rebecca Jacques outlined some of the major trends investors need to take into consideration when building clients' portfolios at the Financial Standard Managed Accounts Forum. Jacques said there are several structural ...

Federal Reserve rate cuts beckon

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... rate cut is the rise in the unemployment rate, which is usually a main driver of Federal Reserve decisions, along with inflation. Inflation has been easing for a while and is moving closer to the Fed's targets, with projections indicating it will slow ...

ASIC updates super calculator relief instrument

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
ASIC is updating the default rate of nominal wage inflation in its relief instrument, which will affect those who provide superannuation forecasts. The default rate of nominal wage inflation will decrease from 4% p.a. to 3.7% p.a. in ASIC (Superannuation ...

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Entireti appoints chief investment officer

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Bain Capital improves Insignia Financial bid

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