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Dimon warns private credit crisis will hurt retail investors most

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
JPMorgan Chase chair and chief executive Jamie Dimon says while the current private credit crisis does not pose a systemic risk, retail investors will be among the worst affected should 'anything go wrong'. In his annual letter to shareholders ...

FEATURE: Estate planning | Best laid plans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... lived in a world of uncertainty, where wealth wasn't "extravagantly thrown around". "The Baby Boomers, post-Second World War born, have lived in this extraordinary time for Australia to build wealth, and it's the following generations who have ...

APRA imposes additional licence conditions on Fiducian

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
APRA has imposed additional licence conditions on Fiducian over concerns the super trustee failed to ensure proper oversight of the investment options made available to members on its platform. The step by the regulator follows a thematic review of ...

Iran conflict exposes 'fault line' in Australian equities: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... portfolios, diversification is back in focus, particularly beyond the mega-caps. "The market sell-off linked to the outbreak of war in Iran has highlighted an uncomfortable reality for Australian investors, namely that a relatively small group of large ...

Super funds must protect members, says Kirkland

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
The detriment of Shield and First Guardian Master Funds undermines trust in the superannuation system, ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland warned, saying trustees must revise their processes to avoid exploitation by super switching schemes. Speaking at ...

Macquarie 'preparing for all contingencies' as conflict continues

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... to say, the Kuwaiti person we were speaking to last night said two things about Iran. One is that with Iraq, they let that war last nine years. Secondly, their value of life is not as high as ours, because they believe life goes on. And so, he thinks ...

Household wealth rises 2.5%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... higher, downgraded our outlook for economic growth and increased our forecast for unemployment," Allen said. "Prior to the war, the economy was clearly operating above its supply capacity, and the RBA had signalled it wanted to see demand slow, to bring ...

Potential US recession in three years: Global insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... dollar risk - for example, through allocations to emerging market assets - rather than selling US assets. And the Middle East war has highlighted that the Dollar can also help diversify risks from rising energy prices," said Goldman Sachs managing director ...

Inflation remains firm, May rate hike still in play

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... follows on from a seemingly 'hot' January report. [The] report also pre-dates the recent surge in petrol prices owing to the war in Iran." Bassanese said this is why the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will not be waiting on the all important quarterly ...

Platform funds, mega funds to dominate: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
A new Mercer report predicts platform funds, with a median $250,000 balance, and mega funds, with over $100 billion in assets, will dominate the superannuation landscape and overtake the 'retail versus industry fund' debate. The 2026 Mercer Shaping ...