It takes an unlikely Melbourne Cup Day trifecta to see a RBA policy rate reduction

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Wednesday’s monthly consumer price index (CPI) indicator report added little to the market’s available information set in terms of their expectation regarding the next (almost certainly downward) adjustment in the... Read more continue reading

ANZIIF support ICA’s ‘The Expert Report Best Practice Standard’

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The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) is proud to support the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA)’s newly introduced ‘Expert Report Best Practice Standard’. The Standard... Read more continue reading

Apostle Funds Management appoints new Portfolio Manager – Credit

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Apostle Funds Management (Apostle) has announced the appointment of John Barrasso to the role of Portfolio Manager – Credit. Mr Barrasso will work in Apostle’s investment team on the credit... Read more continue reading

La Trobe Financial, certified as Carbon Neutral by Climate Active for the 3rd year running

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Australia’s premier alternative asset manager, La Trobe Financial, proudly announces the re-certification of its carbon neutral status by Climate Active, a renowned certification program endorsed by the Australian government. This... Read more continue reading

Fidelity International appoints Simon Glazier as managing director, Australia

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Fidelity International has appointed Simon Glazier as managing director, Australia, with effect from 1 September 2024. In his new role, Simon will be responsible for delivering continued growth for Fidelity’s... Read more continue reading

Education key to shielding Australians from growing risk of scams

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The SMSF Association is urging its members to educate their clients about the risks of scams and how to correctly identify and report them. As part of Scam Awareness Week,... Read more continue reading

Wicking Trust opens national grant round – to ‘bring death back to life’

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The largest trust in the country dedicated to improving the experience of ageing for Australians, the Wicking Trust, has opened a national grant round focussed on ‘Bringing death back into... Read more continue reading

CGC expects insurers to improve oversight of external experts

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The General Insurance Code Governance Committee (CGC) has called on insurers to enhance their practices after its follow-up inquiry revealed concerns regarding the oversight of external experts used in claims... Read more continue reading

Munro Partners releases its annual Responsible Investment and stewardship report

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Munro Partners has released its third annual Responsible Investment report. In it, it outlines how it uses stewardship to try to improve company performance through four case studies. Perhaps the... Read more continue reading

Will house prices crash? And what’s needed to fix housing affordability

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Key points Predictions of an Australian house price crash create lots of interest but have been a dime a dozen over the last 20 yrs. However, there is more to... Read more continue reading