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Structural headwinds driving Australian capital offshore: Redican

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... anywhere. "That is a good example of what is happening in the Australian economy at the moment," he said. "The federal government has got the foot to the floor on trying to get growth going, whereas the Reserve Bank has the handbrake on, preventing the ...

AFCA expands C-suite with three hires

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... services, where she has led large, customer-facing teams. Most recently she was deputy secretary in the Australian government department of employment and workplace relations. She also spent more than seven years with the Australian Taxation Office in ...

Trump announces new US retirement plan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... and tax benefits that many private corporations offer their employees under 401(k) plans. Under the new proposal the government would match employee contributions to both these plans and existing employer plans with no match, up to $1000 annually. According ...

Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... to a previous job, Henri Nguyen has rejoined Super SA as a business relationship manager supporting South Australian government departments and agencies with their superannuation needs. Nguyen worked at the fund that looks after the retirement needs ...

Aware Super launches digital advice tool

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... modelling different income and spending decisions, and setting up an income stream. It can also provide an estimate of government Age Pension eligibility. Members receive an 'income confidence score' which shows them how likely their plan will support ...

Inflation rises 3.8%, rate rise 'firmly in play'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... Access Economics partner Stephen Smith said today's read will make May a "pivotal" month for the economy as the government is also due to hand down the Federal Budget. "Unless the Federal Budget meets the moment and outlines significant economic ...

Quinbrook expands Australian focus with two new executives

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... than two decades of senior legal and executive experience in Australia, including Queensland Gas Company, BG Group and government-owned utilities. He will accelerate Quinbrook's growth and strategic focus in Australia, including advancement of the proposed ...

Adviser gap could boost equity release products: Homesafe

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... use "greater investment in promotion, education of financial planners and other consumer finance channels", while the government can develop a principles-based approach to regulate all equity-release products.

Aged care misinformation poses opportunity for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... industry, particularly off the back of the new rules, which everyone ranging from family members to aged care providers to government service workers, are grappling with. On 1 November 2025, the government implemented major aged care reforms under the ...

Productivity slumps again, capital injection needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
Multifactor productivity (MFP), the measure of how well labour and capital inputs are combined to produce outputs, declined over the 12 months to June 2025. MFP decreased by 0.5% over 2024-25, below the 20-year average of 0.4% growth per year and well ...