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Review launched into thin capitalisation reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... will also consider whether the default tax EBITDA calculation operates to appropriately reflect an entity's economic activity in the income year and across multiple income years, as intended, and the practical impact on the cost of complying with the ...

Hiring for risk, member services to take off

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
Recruitment activity across the financial services sector is showing signs of recovery following a lull in 2025, with increased hiring in risk and member services expected. According to the 2026 Financial Services Market Outlook from Kaizen Recruitment ...

ASX to spend $264m to modernise tech, uplift risk management

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... inquiry's findings," ASX chief executive and managing director Helen Lofthouse said. "This has underpinned our forecasting activity and contributed to the expense update we've provided today." Since the report, ASX noted it has progressed development ...

Post-holiday blues drives retirement tool engagement

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... data that shows searches for 'how much do you need to retire?' surge around the same time. HESTA identified the boost in activity occurs around four times a year, with jumps also noted in the Easter holidays, around the end of the financial year in June ...

Fed leaves rates on hold as Powell issues message to Trump

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... said the Trump administration will be frustrated. "Of course, that won't please the White House but with US economic activity growth exceeding expectations and inflation still exhibiting some 'stickiness' the decision to leave the policy rate unchanged ...

Aussie Olympian's brother pleads guilty for role in global scam

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... opportunities," ASIC said. "While Mormarkets' bank accounts were in operation, Gunn was repeatedly notified of suspicious activity or reports of fraud, with the accounts progressively closed." The financial regulator said that upon the closure of two ...

Rodney Forrest handed prison sentence for $3m insider trading

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... case within 16 months of the offending. ASIC said its market surveillance team detected Forrest's suspicious trading activity in September 2024. ASIC's insider trading team launched an investigation, which led to a search warrant being executed ...

Legacy technology stagnates insurers' business progression: Clearwater Analytics

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... flexible. This confidence comes as the sector braces for major consolidation, with 96% of executives expecting increased M&A activity, the firm explained. Commenting on the findings, Clearwater Analytics chief strategy officer and president of Asia Pacific ...

IMF flags 'drawn out' inflation battle in Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... countries are experiencing negative demand shocks, might consider a gradual reduction in policy rates to cushion economic activity, provided that risks to price stability objectives are contained," the IMF said. "By contrast, where inflation is still ...

Active fund managers endure fee pressures, dominate mandates: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... usage for the US small- and mid-cap strategies rose by 6% to 29% in the 12 months to 2024, while US large-cap equity activity fell by 3% to 70%. "We're seeing continued pressure on actual fees paid for active management, but the pace of fee compression ...