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11 October 2023 • By Jon Bragg • 1 min read

RBA ready to hike if inflation progress falters

The RBA’s assistant governor of financial markets has highlighted a number of key areas of concern for the central bank, including upcoming inflation ...

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Australia’s climate change act signals ‘open for business’ to global investors

Following the passage of the Climate Change Act, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen says that Australia is now seen as being “open for ...

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‘Urgent’ challenge as Australia’s productivity falls

Australians have been “running to a standstill”, according to the Productivity Commission. The Productivity Commission has raised alarm bells about ...

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RIAA critiques new Future Fund disclosure rules as minimalistic

The executive manager of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia has reacted to new disclosure rules imposed on Australia’s sovereign ...

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RBA calls for improvements to ASX’s governance, risk management

The central bank has issued a number of recommendations as part of its annual assessment of ASX’s clearing and settlement facilities. The Reserve ...

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Government searches for new Future Fund chair

The government is seeking a replacement for Peter Costello, who will exit the Future Fund next year after 14 years on the board, including a decade as ...

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Future Fund hit with new disclosure obligations

The rules governing the disclosure obligations of the country’s sovereign wealth fund will soon align to those imposed on super funds

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ASIC criticised as referrals to CDPP more than halve

Liberal senator Andrew Bragg has lashed out at ASIC, which he has described as an “inept corporate regulator”. Data released by the Senate ...

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Is the RBA poised to hike under new governor Bullock?

Economists are widely in agreement about the RBA’s October decision, but the interest rate outlook for the remainder of the year remains cloudy

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ASIC lands $700k in financial reporting failure penalties

For the first half of 2023, the corporate regulator prosecuted 36 companies and secured more than $700,000 in penalties for reporting failures

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