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Further tightening of monetary policy may be required: RBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said the decision to maintain the cash rate at 4.1% was finely balanced with a consideration to hike another 25 basis points. In the July 4 minutes, released this morning, the RBA explained inflation in Australia ...

Super framework ideal for advice: Jones

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2023
The superannuation industry can expect to offer holistic advice as assistant treasurer Stephen Jones reasons that its highly regulated framework will place trustees in good stead to make advice more accessible. At a Financial Services Council breakfast ...

Aware Super invests in renewable data centre platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
Aware Super is now invested in a 100% renewable-powered data centre platform, marking the fund's first investment of this kind. US-based platform Switch was founded in 2000 and is considered a leader in data centre design, development, and mission-critical ...

Life, funeral insurers cop $14m fine

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
... the judge said. The banking Royal Commission grilled Howden about the boiler room sales tactics he imposed on his call centre staff, incentivising them to sell at all costs to vulnerable customers, namely those living in remote areas and First Nations ...

Cbus delivers strong returns, grapples property headwinds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... status in office space compared to the index. The fund acquired stakes in Pacific Fair on the Gold Coast and Macquarie Centre in Sydney. Cbus has also been "more focused" on Australia rather than offshore, given that offshore property, particularly in ...

RIAA chief executive to exit

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... O'Connor said. He added that the organisation has evolved from "a cottage industry on the side-lines" to "right in the centre of core financial services discussions, focus and regulatory development". Ross Piper, chair of the RIAA board, commented ...

Australian Unity buys up hospital land

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... part of a plan to develop the area into a private hospital, allied healthcare, and retail facilities in a mixed-use town centre. It comes after Australian Unity reopened its fund in March to raise $350 million for upcoming deals and developments. Australian ...

Centuria looks to grow WA portfolio

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2023
The latest purchase of a $16 million Busselton neighbourhood shopping centre reflects the group's increased focus on the golden state, according to head of retail Bruce McCully. The daily needs neighbourhood shopping centre is anchored by a Coles ...

Cyber breach claims CalPERS member data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2023
... incident. This includes new protocols on the members benefits website and additional safeguards for those using its contact centre or visiting any of its offices. PBI provides its services to thousands of organisations around the world, with CalPERS ...

Macquarie shifts toward AI-first banking

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2023
... customer service functions," the bank said. "This includes generative artificial intelligence use cases in the contact centre with smart agent capabilities and a range of risk management processes to further enhance the protection of (our) 1.8 million ...