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ASFA expands technical implementation service

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... requirements. The revamped service will help related entities manage major regulatory transformations - like the one currently underway with Payday Super - from the early stages of policymaking through to practical implementation. "ASFA has spotted a ...

Brighter Super, QIC Ventures invest in ProcurePro

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... building ProcurePro's technology and expanding across the UK, Middle East and will soon set up an office in the US. It currently has presence in Brisbane, London and Dubai. Brighter Super chief executive Kate Farrar said: "Not only do its fundamentals ...

Senate report backs removal 30-hour work threshold for SG

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... principle support for paying super on every dollar earned, including removing the existing 30 hour per week threshold that currently applies to under 18 workers. Under current rules, employees under 18 are only entitled to compulsory Superannuation Guarantee ...

Takeovers Panel denies Atlas Arteria interim order request

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... the bidder's statement are contrary to the principles of Chapter 6," the target company said. Diamond Infraco 1 currently has a 34.48% stake in Atlas Arteria. A further 1.21% stake is held by or on behalf of clients of IFM Investors. The bidder's ...

Performance test reforms to curb benchmark hugging: Treasury

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... structural changes in the markets. Treasury is also proposing to extend the test to more superannuation products. The test currently applies to some 560 products or 62% member benefits in APRA-regulated funds. Retirement products, for example, are outside ...

RBA hikes rates, suggests more to come

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... Bassanese said. "Ominously, the RBA forecasts also assume the cash rate will 'move in line with market expectations', which currently incorporate one to two more rate hikes this year. "By contrast, my view is that if the RBA did deliver two further rate ...

Atlas Arteria rejects 'exploitative' IFM takeover bid

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... exploit the recent divergence between its current price and value due to recent macro volatility. "The security price is currently impacted by the Middle East conflict, foreign exchange and interest rate movements and increasing illiquidity due to IFM's ...

Alter Domus to acquire MSC Group

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... deal was not disclosed. Alter Domus opened its Sydney office in 2015, providing alternatives asset administration. It currently has 39 global offices. In Australia, Peter Zanapalis serves as the head of South APAC and private credit based in Sydney. ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... between 200,000 to 600,000 compared to around 60,000 today. Core US inflation was also running at 6% in 2022, whereas currently it is closer to 3%. Wage inflation has also slowed to 3.4%, the slowest rate of growth since 2021. Fed rates were closer to ...

QIC faces heat over aviation firefighting asset privatisation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... services is consistent with those values," he said. QIC has long held investments in the aviation industry. For example, it currently owns a 35% stake in Hobart international airport, a 25% stake in Brisbane airport and a 15.8% stake in Brussels airp ...