Big industry superannuation funds are under the spotlight as the financial regulator launches a review into how funds value unlisted assets. It will look at the valuation practices associated with …
Economists have waved off the RBA’s warnings about inflation and are sticking to their forecasts of rate cuts by the end of the year. While the central bank began a …
Superannuation research group SuperRatings has told West Australians to grasp their risk tolerance as financial markets demonstrate heightened volatility. With a late-quarter burst having saved share markets from consecutive-year losses, …
There is “no chance” interest rates will go up or down next week when the Reserve Bank of Australia board meets for the first time for 2024, economists say. Rates …
The booming property market and tax return season helped Australia’s household wealth tick higher last quarter. The nation’s collective household wealth hit $15.3 trillion in the September quarter, as captured …
Consumers are feeling a little more upbeat heading into the end of the year as home prices lift and the interest rate hiking cycle draws to a close. Confidence levels …
Australia’s banks have made it too difficult for customers to find better deals for deposits and savings accounts — and to switch providers, the competition watchdog has found. Fees, charges, …
As the cost-of-living tightens wallets around Australia, Christmas can be an especially daunting time to splash the cash. But with so many ways to spend and save out there, Tristan …
The crackdown on super fund trustees not acting in a member’s best interests can’t come soon enough for Madeley retiree Ray Taylor. The actions of Australian Securities Exchange-listed Insignia Financial …
There’s a special level of zen required of a parent when trying to teach a teenager to drive. Those first few hours behind the wheel — driving around vacant carparks, …