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RBA hikes rates, suggests more to come

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026

... major global central banks, with all of the major central banks - including the US Fed, ECB, Bank of Japan and Bank of England - all holding their policy rates steady at their meetings last week," Bloxham said. "Largely, this reflects the starting point ...

Bullock in 'full solidarity' with Powell

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026

... president of the European Central Bank on behalf of the ECB Governing Council; Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England; Erik Thedéen, governor of Sveriges Riksbank; Christian Kettel Thomsen, chair of the board of governors of the Danmarks Nationalbank ...

Australia, UK regulators exchange insights

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025

... Treasury Gwyneth Nurse and Australian Treasury deputy secretary James Kelly, accompanied by representatives from the Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

How will Trump's tariffs impact the RBA?

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025

... the RBA might be a little less challenging than that confronting the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and certainly the Bank of England (BoE)," Miller said. "Australia's eschewal of retaliatory measures against US tariff impositions will mitigate any inflation ...

Lower interest rates conducive for bigger risk appetite, small caps

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025

... global easing cycle. The European Central Bank (ECB) cut its interest rate to 2% this month, for example, while the Bank of England cut to 4.25% in May. "Interest rates reducing are good for small caps, because small companies tend to borrow shorter ...

ECB drops interest rates by 0.25%

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025

... move closer towards the ECB's 2% target as wage pressures continue to ease," Shah said. In early May, the Bank of England (BOE) lowered its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.25% on the back of progress on disinflation over the last ...

UK regulators abandon DEI reporting push

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025

... wish to "avoid additional burdens on firms at this time." The FCA and PRA - which is the regulatory arm of the Bank of England - launched a consultation in 2023 aimed at boosting diversity in financial services. It followed a spate of sexual harassment ...

UK government to establish national wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024

... change has begun." The Labour Party has worked with a taskforce in developing the fund, which includes former Bank of England governor Mark Carney, Aviva chief executive Amanda Blanc, and Barclays chief executive CS Venkatakrishnan. In designing the ...

UK, Japan slip into technical recession

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024

... result of lower spending on recreation and culture, miscellaneous goods and services, as well as transport. The Bank of England (BoE) held rates at 5.25% on February 1, the fourth consecutive month in a row. Meanwhile, Japan's GDP contracted 0.4% in ...

British banker to become RBA deputy governor

CHLOE WALKER | TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has selected Bank of England (BoE) executive Andrew Hauser as its new deputy governor and as a member of the Reserve Bank board. Hauser is set to begin his five-year term in January, bringing with him over three decades ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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