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02 November 2015 • By • 1 min read

RBA under pressure to cut rates

With inflation sitting at 2.2 per cent and recent increases in mortgage rates, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may be forced to cut the official ...

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Firms scrambling to hedge falling AUD

Australian companies are coping with the falling dollar by focusing on hedging and import substitution as opposed to greater cost cutting, according ...

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$12.5 million in FOS claims still unpaid

Over $12.5 million in Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) determinations remain unpaid to consumers – and financial planning and advisory firms account ...

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Boards still lagging on gender diversity

The number of female board members is still strikingly low, with women only making up 14 per cent of board positions in the ASX101-200, according ...

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Former CBA exec joins Ignition Wealth

Automated advice firm Ignition Wealth has appointed a former CBA executive as a director to its wealth advisory board. Tom Pockett is the second ...

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New default super inquiry to spark consolidation

The government's decision to refer competition within default super to the Productivity Commission has set the clock ticking for super funds, says ...

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Setting an upper limit on super balances

With the Turnbull government intent on enshrining the purpose of superannuation in legislation, it may be time to start thinking about how much ...

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BTIM profit up 4 per cent

BT Investment Management has recorded a 4 per cent increase in statutory net profit after tax for the year ended 30 September 2015, coming in at $126

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Scale doesn't matter, says SuperRatings

There is little correlation between the size of a superannuation fund and the overall net benefits to members, according to a new SuperRatings report

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ANZ announces $7.5bn profit

ANZ has reported a full year profit of $7.5 billion, up 3 per cent on the previous year. Along with a ANZ Group's $7.5 billion profit, the global ...

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