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Treasury welcomes new leader

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025

... ANU College of Business and Economics advisory board, the Grattan institute Public Policy Committee and the Melbourne Institute advisory board. Commenting, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Wilkinson has been instrumental in formulating the economic response ...

Three universities ditch financial planning courses

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024

... Queensland University, Charles Sturt University, Curtin University, Deakin University, Griffith University, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, University of Canberra, University of New England, University of ...

Retiree dilemma: Supporting children or preserving lifestyle?

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024

... family home, which has led to more generations being crammed under a single roof. This trend is evidenced by Melbourne Institute research, which shows that half of Australians aged 18 to 29 still live at home. Interestingly, the latest Census showed ...

Economic recap: Week to November 12

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021

... Better, business confidence jumped by 11 points to a reading of +21 in October. This is backed by the Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment update that showed the index improving to a reading of 105.3 in November from 104.6 in the previous ...

Economic recap: Week to August 13

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021

... the more up-to-date consumer sentiment survey. Conducted in the week from 2 August to 7 August, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment fell by 4.4% to a reading of 104.1 in August from 108.8 in July. This is the lowest reading in ...

Economic recap: Week to July 16

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021

... profitability and employment recording sharp declines. But consumer confidence told a different story. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment went up by 1.5% to 108.8 in July from 107.2 in June. This, despite the survey being conducted ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021

... small - have every reason to be confident because Australian consumers are confident and spending. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer confidence remained elevated at a reading of 113.1 in May -- the second highest print for the Index since ...

Chief economist update: Victoria's victory against the virus voided

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2021

... states. But Australia is now in a better place compared with the lockdowns of days past. Although the Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer confidence dropped by 4.8% in May from April, the 113.1 reading is the second highest since April 2010. ...

Chief economist update: Confidently sustaining the recovery

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021

... 2021/22 budget on May 11. But as Ella Fitzgerald sings, "into each life some rain must fall". The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer confidence dropped by 4.8% in May from April. Then again, and as Westpac points out, "It is still the second ...

Chief economist update: Australians all let us rejoice

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 16 APR 2021

... labour market renaissance - suggests further improvement in business conditions and optimism. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer confidence rose by 6.2% to a reading of 118.8 in March - the highest level since August 2010 "when Australia's ...

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Future Fund cleared to manage select asset classes in-house

ANDREW MCKEAN

Future Fund chair Greg Combet said that the $300 billion sovereign wealth fund has received the green light from the government to manage a portion of its portfolio internally, speaking at a Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) event in Sydney yesterday.

Small industry super funds beat giants on trust, service, value

ANDREW MCKEAN

Small industry super funds lead on trust, service, and value for money, according to CoreData's annual member engagement survey.

Investor optimism premature, fund flows in firing line

KARREN VERGARA

While investor sentiment has improved since Liberation Day, geopolitical and tariff uncertainties will continue to deteriorate fund flows for asset managers, Morningstar predicts.

Geopolitical risks force family offices into alternatives, cash: Survey

KARREN VERGARA

Geopolitical uncertainties are forcing family offices out of US equities, diversifying into cash and liquid alternatives, according to BlackRock's annual Global Family Office Survey.

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