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Lowe slams government spending

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
... economy, the deficit was 0.8% of GDP. Lowe said public policy was no longer focused on "expanding the size of the pie", but rather about the distribution of income and wealth. Lowe served at the RBA for 43 years, including the last seven as governor ...

Chalmers applauds $22bn Budget deficit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... households. "While we've delivered a substantial budget improvement, we recognise that structural pressures are intensifying rather than easing and we're taking decisive action to address some of the biggest spending pressures on the Budget," he said. ...

CFS launches retirement income optimiser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2026
... when Retirement Income Optimiser is active, Centrelink can assess a calculated balance based on deemed investment earnings rather than the member's actual balance and returns. CFS said the calculated balance may be lower, potentially increasing Age Pension ...

Global X urges investment education as property values fall

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
The surge in Australian household wealth driven by superannuation and financial assets rather than property, builds the case for an urgent need for Australians to improve their investment knowledge, Global X said. Latest figures by the Australian Bureau ...

Adviser increase the 'strongest' since FY20: Padua WealthData

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
... standard deadline that passed on 1 January 2026, with at least 450 advisers falling off the register. "The week was broad rather than big, with 23 licensee owners up against 18 down," Padua said. "A total of 81 advisers were affected by appointments ...

Product Showcase: Making group insurance count

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... found that Gen Y respondents were more likely than older generations to value a holistic approach to financial planning. "Rather than viewing superannuation and insurance as separate conversations, advisers can consider how these needs work together ...

Why HNW investors are choosing shopping centres

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... "But if you're a retail business, the value lies within that location." Despite current volatility in the economy, rather than shutting a business, vendors tend to pass on ownerships which sustains a constant income for investors, which is a script ...

ASX to launch overnight repo funding rate

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... that when one bank is lending money to another bank, the risk involved is not the credit risk of the borrowing bank, but rather the credit risk of the government itself," he explained. "It's not quite zero risk, since even governments occasionally ...

Hamilton Wealth mandates arcpoint OCIO

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
... complex. Hamilton Wealth Partners chief executive and founder Will Hamilton said the appointment was intended to complement, rather than replace, the firm's existing adviser relationships. "Investment expertise is what gets an advice firm in the door ...

ETF Shares offers new currency hedged ETFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
... Australian investors. They provide access to the underlying US companies, with the currency exposure managed within the fund, rather than requiring investors to manage the currency themselves. "WWWW was designed to reflect where technology and technology-driven ...
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