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

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... interest rates may be on the horizon, markets have already priced them in for the most part, so there are less concerns around rate sensitivity. "A more cautious stance from the RBA should underpin market confidence. In equities, we see mid-caps as well ...

Channel Capital launches credit fund for wholesale investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... cycles. It said by blending different credit types and maturities, multi-sector credit can reduce sensitivity to interest rate moves or credit events in a single sector. "We are pleased to collaborate with Channel Capital to make this global Multi-Sector ...

Inflation to peak in mid-2026 before it rebalances: RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... prompting the RBA to raise interest rates in February to 3.85% in a bid to reign it in. The RBA had either cut or kept the cash rate on hold in the prior 17 consecutive meetings. "Some of the pick-up in inflation in the second half of 2025 was driven ...

A comfortable retirement now costs more than ever

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... assessing Age Pension eligibility. Last week, minister for social services Tanya Plibersek, announced a rise in the lower deeming rate to 1.25% for financial assets under $64,200 for singles and $106,200 for couples. The upper rate will rise to 3.25% ...

The three telltale signs of termination for ETPs: Rainmaker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... and that these first two metrics persist over four months or more. Products that demonstrate all three have a termination rate of 39.1% within five years, while those that don't have a termination rate of just 4.4%. "Weak tradability becomes economically ...

Productivity slumps again, capital injection needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... improvement," he said. "Recent research on innovation shows that very few Australian firms create new-to-world technologies, and the rate at which Australian firms are adopting cutting-edge technologies at the productivity frontier has slowed." Christensen ...

UniSuper 'missed out' on gold rally, but for good reason: Pearce

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
Despite the glittering gold rally, UniSuper has steered away from the bullion saying it does not produce income for its members. UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said the $166 billion super fund does accept gold to be a store of value and ...

Jobs rise in line with expectations, RBA hike still likely

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 4.1% in January, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1% in January. Employed people grew by 18,000. Full-time employment rose by 50,000 ...

Looming Div 296 tax prompts urgent tax, retirement planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) Bill 2026, which was tabled in Parliament last week, proposes to apply a 30% tax rate on earnings from superannuation balances between $3 million and $10 million. For balances over $10 million a 40% tax rate ...

Advisers lose lead in SMSF establishments: Panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
Several forces are fuelling the unprecedented rise in SMSF establishments, and while financial advisers used to be the driving force behind this, they are now getting left behind, according to industry experts - but they can reclaim their lead. New ...