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Budget doubles down on housing supply with $2bn infrastructure push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers unveiled a new $2 billion Local Infrastructure Fund aimed at accelerating housing delivery and easing development delays. The fund will support local governments and state utilities providers in delivering essential "last mile" ...

Calls for CGT, negative gearing reforms 'unanimous': Mulino

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... were failing younger Australians. While refusing to disclose modelling or confirm whether the proposed measures would lower house prices, Mulino repeatedly stressed the government remained focused on supply side reforms, including more than $45 billion ...

OECD recommends NZ overhaul pension system

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
New Zealand needs to reform its pension sector, increasing the age at which retirement savings can be accessed and no longer taxing those savings, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In its latest report on ...

Magellan confirms job losses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
Magellan has confirmed "a number of roles" will be impacted after it outsourced its global equities strategy earlier this week. The Magellan Global Fund - Open Class Units - Active ETF (ASX: MGOC) and the Magellan Global Fund Hedged investment strategy ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
US President Donald Trump's 'Operation Epic Fury' in the last days of February brought fixed income back into the spotlight almost overnight. As investors flew out of equities into March, fixed income was one of the chief beneficiaries of ...

Trump building 'better' super system than Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... individuals - more investment options in order to attain stronger and more financially secure retirement outcomes," the White House said. "Roughly 41 million American workers between ages 18 and 65 lack access to any employer-provided retirement plan ...

IFM expands UK presence with acquisitions

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... Trafigura Renewables on behalf of funds managed by IFM. Headquartered in London, Nala Renewables contains fully integrated in-house project life cycle capabilities and spans across strategic markets in Europe. The platform has a portfolio of over 2 gigawatts ...

Australia averts recession but not slowdown: JPMAM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
Australia's economy will take a hit at the fallout of the Middle East conflict, but the good news is it will avoid a recession, J.P. Morgan Asset Management predicts. The asset manager downgraded Australia's annualised growth rate from 2% tipped at ...

REI Super realigns leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... is being temporarily filled by Jeremy Johnson. Johnson joined the fund in January this year as company secretary and in-house counsel. He was previously general manager, operations at Prime Super.

Treasury to abolish CGT discount: Reports

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... at least 12 months. Superannuation funds, meanwhile, received a one-third discount. At a press conference at Parliament House last week, Treasurer Jim Chalmers flagged changes to the CGT discount but did not provide the specifics. "We're obviously ...