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Forrests' donation crowns WA as most generous state: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... qualifying deductible gift recipients. When considering making donations to international causes, individuals may wish to check whether there is an entity or partner organisation which holds Australian deductible gift recipient status in order to obtain ...

Chalmers globetrots to sell minerals for foreign investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... reaching for the global economy, with Australia helping to create stronger and more diverse critical minerals supply chains. "Whether it's our resources or renewable energy, our skills or stability, Australia has exactly what the world needs, when the ...

A new landscape for sustainable investing in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... they struggle to meet their carbon reduction targets. "As data centers expand at unprecedented speed, the question is whether these instruments can keep pace with actual energy consumption, or whether they mask an ongoing reliance on fossil fuels at ...

China's two speed economies: Which one wins?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... government policies tackle structural concerns in the Chinese economy. Most remain cautiously optimistic as they assess whether the new engine of the economy, technological advancement and industrial modernisation, can pull the country out of its deflationary ...

Investors weigh risks amid Venezuelan crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... human resources and a dearth of capital means such new supply is potentially years away. "There's also the question of whether the new head of the regime replacing Maduro will be complicit with the US's demand increase and control output. Ultimately ...

Australians fearful of getting their investments wrong: CFS

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... effective ways to build wealth, but too many Australians don't see it as an investment. When people stay in the status quo, whether that's remaining in a conservative default option or a single asset, they risk missing out on significant long-term growth," ...

Rate hikes expected in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... Bassanese said there is still a possibility the RBA will cut interest rates this year. "Critical to the outlook... is whether inflation can moderate without the need for more monetary restraint and slower economic growth," he said. "On the expectation ...

RM Capital, SMSF Club to pay $925k over conflicted remuneration

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... ordered RM Capital and SMSF Club to provide ASIC with a written report within six months by an independent expert stating whether it has in place appropriate systems, policies and procedures to ensure compliance. Justice Jackson said: "I am conscious ...

Netwealth to spend $101m compensating First Guardian victims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... menu, as well as reviewing all investment options against its uplifted investment governance requirements to determine whether they remain suitable. Netwealth can also not onboard certain new high-risk investment options to the platform unless the independent ...

Three megatrends to watch in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... be diminishing," Bassanese said. Looking specifically at Australia, Bassanese said the major question in the economy is whether the nation has hit capacity constraints. "Can we allow the economy to continue to grow at trend or more pace, or does the ...