Mon, 3rd Mar 2025

03/03/2025

Listen "Mon, 3rd Mar 2025"

Episode Synopsis

In this episode of Financial Services Online, Paige Estritori covers key updates in Australia's financial services sector. Highlights include the Reserve Bank's interest rate cut leading to a rebound in housing values, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne, despite concerns about future affordability. The superannuation sector faces significant challenges as AustralianSuper is hit with a $27 million fine for failure to protect members. There's also alarming news about Australia's cost-of-living crisis, with inflation outpacing real wage growth, and recovery possibly stretching past 2040. The episode concludes with a preview of the Insurance News Outlook 2025 Conference, promising insights into emerging risks, technology advances, and the future of the insurance industry.n

More episodes of the podcast Financial Services News Wrap