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Jobs data 'final nail in the coffin' for rate rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... on Melbourne Cup Day in early November." VanEck head of investments and capital markets Russel Chesler agrees there is little else for the RBA to do except lift interest rates. "The slight softening in the labour market isn't enough to stop the RBA ...

Intergenerational Report looks to AI to buoy productivity slump

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... partner at Deloitte Access Economics, said since 2008 Australia has relied too much on increasing the population and too little on improving productivity to drive economic growth. "This is not a sustainable model for the future. The report shows that ...

'Beyond warnings': ASIC to come down heavy on private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... away. The damage also falls on investors," she said. Constant said ASIC is worried the sector's engagement might be "too little, too late" if participants don't move with urgency towards consistent good practice. She urged the sector to strengthen standards ...

ASX to launch overnight repo funding rate

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... management by allowing easier switches from Australian risk to other currencies. "For investors in direct bonds there is very little practical application. Real-money bond investors such as superannuation funds are very unlikely to participate in the ...

Macquarie Asset Management launches 10th ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
... markets. When yields are falling, performance is generally quite strong. When yields are drifting higher, performance can be a little softer," Lewthwaite said. "But throughout all of that, you're still earning that yield across a diversified portfolio ...

Super turns a safety-net retirement into a comfortable one: ASFA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
... three levels of budget for retirees for a comfortable, modest and Age Pension-only retirement. The three levels differ little on essentials like food and utilities, while it is the discretionary spending that makes life comfortable. "At the comfortable ...

FEATURE | Digital advice | Interlocking the pieces

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... play out over the years. AZ NGA group chief executive Paul Barrett says although digital advice has been available for a little over a decade, it is still in its "infancy" in terms of how engagement is going to play a role in the future, highlighting ...

Tribunal affirms InterPrac, FSGA adviser bans

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
... clients to invest in First Guardian, while advising two other clients to switch to Venture Egg model portfolios. "Hanley had little or no interaction with the relevant clients or input into the preparation of the advice. He generally had only minutes ...

Industry, economist blasts One Nation's super agenda

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... on Centrelink in retirement." AMP chief economist Shane Oliver said the policy would mean significant long-term cost for little short-term gain. For a 30-year-old, he said early access to super would only cover around 1.8 months of mortgage payments ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... more holistic health program, and My Psychologist. "Understanding that members have access to these services, often at little or no cost through their membership, is part of normalising support," Nettheim says. "Through AIA, we've held workshops ...
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