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Geoff Lloyd to lead Perpetual wealth spin-off

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... business to head Perpetual Private Wealth, later becoming Perpetual's chief executive in 2012. He remained in the role until mid-2018 before moving to MLC. He currently chairs the direct-to-consumer investment platform Stake, the advice platform ...

Chalmers says Budget will make 'hard decisions'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... is committed to budget repair having already found $114 billion of savings and reprioritisations across seven budgets and mid-year updates. "The budget is now more than $233 billion better than when we came to office and debt is $176 billion lower this ...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. acquires Asset Partners Private Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... estate planning and administration, portfolio structure and tax management, and home-lending solutions. With Raff retiring in mid-2011, Josh Pope joined Asset Partners in 2012 as a principal. Asset Partners operates a fee-for-service model under a "two ...

Another RBA hike in May 'not a done deal'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hiked the cash rate by 0.25% to 4.1% at yesterday's meeting, citing a "material risk" that inflation will stay above the central bank's target range of 2-3%. The decision to hike was all but split, with five voting ...

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
... World Index (AUD). Over longer timeframes, underperformance rates exceeded 95% over the 10- and 15-year periods. Australian mid- and small-cap funds fared worse than their historical averages, with underperformance rates of 74% and 64%, respectively. ...

Inflation to spike, oil supply plenty: Chalmers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... how long. If we were putting pencils down on those forecasts today, we'd have inflation peaking somewhere between the mid to high fours, which isn't far off some of those private forecasts that you're referencing in your question." Last week ...

Janus Henderson says Victory deal could leave it 'gravely damaged'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... shareholders with significantly less closing and execution risk and is on track to be completed on its planned timeline in mid-2026. Just a day before Janus Henderson rejected the offer, Victory Capital said it had only engaged with it by way of a single ...

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 ...

March RBA hike now on the cards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
Economists have brought forward their Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) interest rate hike forecasts from May to March. Commonwealth Bank head of Australian economics Belinda Allen said the situation has changed quickly. "After hiking the cash rate in ...