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Massive Acenda job cuts ire former staff

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
Former Acenda employees are slamming the life insurer for slashing jobs without proper consultation following the merger, which have mostly impacted past MLC Life staff. According to the Finance Sector Union (FSU), since Resolution Life Australia and ...

Active equity managers underwhelm in 2025: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
While 2025 was ripe for stock picking and active fund managers thanks to dispersion widening, according to the latest SPIVA Scorecard, the majority still failed to beat the benchmark. Australian active managers' performance in 2025 proved to be "underwhelming," ...

Inflation could surge above 4%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the ongoing war in Iran is putting pressure on inflation, with Treasury reportedly predicting it will rise above 4%. "I've made it really clear that we had an inflation challenge in our economy and developments in the Middle ...

Fixed income becoming an ETP staple: Rainmaker

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
Rainmaker Information's latest report on exchange traded products (ETP) said fixed income is normalising as a core allocation. It said flow trends have shifted meaningfully from 2022 when equity income strategies were in high demand as investors ...

Division 296 legislation passes, LISTO to increase

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
The controversial Division 296 superannuation tax has passed through both houses and will take effect from July 1, alongside changes to the Low-Income Superannuation Tax Offset. Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced the passage of the Treasury Laws Amendment ...

GQG's investment performance outpaces outflows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
GQG Partners has recorded yet another month of outflows, seeing $4.5 billion (US$3.2bn) leave the business in February. Despite this, investment performance saw $14.76 billion (US$10.5bn) added, taking funds under management (FUM) from $232.86 billion ...

Colter Bay Capital opens doors, launches private credit fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
Already raising $100 million for its flagship fund, private credit firm Colter Bay Capital has launched with backing from a Swiss family office and fixed income fund manager. Colter Bay Capital aims to fill the corporate funding gap in Australia's lower ...

UniSuper helps raise $30m for PlasmaLeap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
UniSuper, as part of a consortium, has helped raise $30 million for PlasmaLeap Technologies, a sustainable technology provider for fuel and chemicals producers. The fund raise was led by the Gates Foundation, Investible and Yara Growth Ventures. UniSuper's ...

Financial services' gender pay gap improves at 21.4%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
The financial services sector has again improved its gender pay gap to reach 21.4%, the latest Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) study finds. Albeit a marginal improvement from last year's 22.2%, the gender pay gap for the sector still rides ...

Former IFM executives branch out, launch Black Kite Partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
Three former IFM Investors executives have launched Black Kite Partners, a private equity investment manager with backing from Scarcity Partners. Last October, IFM announced it was dumping its private equity strategy to prioritise global investments ...