Personal Finance

Jones was speaking on a panel at the AFR Super Summit in Melbourne on 26 October 2026, moderated by James Thompson. The panel included Scott Hartley (Insignia), Deanne Stewart (Aware Super), and Ian Patrick (Australian Retirement Trust). Jones cited the 45% per annum earnings …

Jones contrasted the late 1990s technology boom with the current AI investment cycle. His description: the dotcom era was "principally equity financed." Investors bought shares in technology companies, and when valuations collapsed in 2000-2001, the losses were borne predominantly by those shareholders. Banks and …

Annual CPI inflation rose to 4.3% in the year to September, from 4.0% in August. Automotive fuel was the standout: up 9.4% in September after a 14.8% jump in August, leaving it 23.6% above a year earlier.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported annual CPI inflation of 4.3% in the year to September, up from 4.0% in August, with prices up 1.3% over the September quarter. The trimmed mean, a measure of underlying inflation, was 3.6% annually, with August revised down …

The change forms part of a financial-sector deregulation package that the government says will cut red tape by $780 million a year across financial services. The Treasurer's media release lifts the limit for "deceased persons' estate-related expenses" from $15,000 to $30,000, including funeral expenses. …

Annual CPI climbed from 4.0% in August to 4.3% in September, and prices rose 1.3% over the quarter. The trimmed mean, the RBA's preferred underlying gauge, was 3.6% for the year. "Housing was the largest contributor to annual inflation in September, rising by 5.2 …

The ABS reported annual CPI at 4.3% in the year to September, up from 4.0% in August, with a trimmed mean of 3.6%. Housing led the rise at 5.2%.