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Productivity growth is 'going from bad to worse': PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
The latest quarterly productivity review released by the Productivity Commission (PC) found growth in hours worked remains strong (0.9% increase over the quarter, 2.2% increase over the year). "The accounting is straightforward: the value of goods and ...

Trustees lack death benefit claims uplift urgency: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... which were released in March 2025. On last year's report, Constant said at the time while some trustees demonstrated good handling practices and were providing helpful services to claimants, "systemic failures" by other trustees "exposed grieving ...

FEATURE | Aged care: The longevity dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... seeing opportunities within healthcare and within real estate as well. We're looking at those companies we think are good operators of skilled nursing centres, nursing homes, assisted living. But there are also some healthcare-related names that ...

Family office succession takes back seat to investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
... Gooch said. "They look at the next generation as a process that takes years, decades, even a lifetime, to cultivate them into good stewards of wealth." The UBS survey suggests family members aged 30 to 39 years old are at the right stage to start engaging ...

US proposes fresh tariffs on Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
The United States has proposed a fresh 12.5% tariff on Australia after the Office of US Trade Representative alleged Australia had failed to stop goods made with forced labour from entering markets. The Trump administration said Australian government ...

Cooling economy could keep RBA on hold

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.3% in the March quarter 2026 and 2.5% compared to a year ago, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "Economic growth slowed in the March quarter, with modest household and public sector ...

What does a world with 'zero migration' look like?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
Oxford Economics has hypothesised an extreme scenario of "zero migration" globally and found while destination economies, mostly advanced, would see significant declines in output per capita, origin economies would have modest gains as retained labour ...

Product Showcase: Calm in the chaos

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... the sharemarket became a sophisticated game of dots on a graph and instant trading, it was a simple case of investing in good companies. It's the wide margin between what a good company should be worth and how their valuation gets caught in the general ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... 6%. And it's happened quite consistently, with one to two blips here. But generally, as a region, it's been quite good," he says. Sean Taylor, chief investment officer at Matthews Asia, remains positive on emerging markets relative to the rest ...

Future Fund chief says staff departure not at 'worrying level'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... investment people who choose to work in the public service for a period of their career." Arndt added the Future Fund has a good tenure and low turnover compared to the industry, averaging at 6%, while the overall turnover rate stands at 11%. Future ...
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