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RBA overlooked government spending in rate hike: Hearing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) came under fire for overlooking the role government spending, which recently peaked again, has played in driving inflation and interest rate decisions. The grilling came off the back of the Monetary Policy Board upping ...

Super moves: Brighter Super, UniSuper, Rest, Acenda

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... portfolio implementation. In the role, Hao will work across exposure management, liquidity management and the build-out of treasury functions. He joins from AustralianSuper, where he spent two and a half years as a senior investment analyst. Before that ...

ASX partners with Bloomberg on credit futures product

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... markets, the ASX said. The contracts will have quarterly expiries and be cash-settled, similar in contract design to ASX's Treasury Bond Futures, it said. The collaboration follows record high interest rate futures trades in 2025, achieving 17% growth ...

Government consults on victim access to child sex abusers' super

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... remain legally enforceable and were awarded following criminal conviction or a finding of guilt for child sexual abuse, Treasury confirmed. These reforms will also be complemented by amendments to the Bankruptcy Act 1966 to allow compensation debts to ...

Review launched into thin capitalisation reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... Chalmers, Minister for Financial Services Daniel Mulino and Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury Andrew Leigh have tasked the Board of Taxation to undertake an independent review of the government's thin capitalisation ...

Genetic testing ban may drive up insurance cost, premiums: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... the association highlighted the potential "material impact on life insurance claims" the new legislation will have. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Genetic Testing Protections in Life Insurance and Other Measures) Bill 2025 aims to provide certainty to ...

AOFM names lead managers for 2037 Treasury Bond

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... central borrowing authority, managing the government's debt and investment portfolios. The new 4.75% 21 October 2037 Treasury Bond was issued via syndication this week with Barrenjoey, UBS, Westpac and NAB appointed as joint lead managers. Initial price ...

Improvised super tax poses unfair, inequitable outcomes: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... SMSFA chief executive Peter Burgess said he acknowledged the challenges in drafting the legislation, but "right now, Treasury hasn't got that balance right", warning that the suggestions made were not theoretical concerns and can happen in a lot of cases. ...

Macquarie onboards Westpac's group treasurer

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... brings more than 30 years of experience in financial markets, with 23 years spent at Westpac. She first joined Westpac's treasury in 2003 as a senior portfolio manager before being appointed deputy treasurer in 2008 during the Global Financial Crisis. ...

Financing the technological revolution: AI issuance in credit

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... pressure from every angle, including: compounding refinancing needs from previous debt cycles, increased competition US Treasury issuance, and concerns that the bond market can handle the spike in issuance while maintaining quality standards. "The expected ...