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RBA lifts the cash rate for first time since 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... and bring inflation back into the 2-3% target band. If RBA chooses to tighten policy modestly further to bring inflation down more quickly, we do not think they will need to lift the cash rate to the prior peak of 4.35% given the modest overshoot in ...

Government consults on victim access to child sex abusers' super

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... accountability and justice." Meanwhile, attorney-general Michelle Rowland said the government will do everything it can to crack down on perpetrators committing these acts. "There can be no opportunity for criminals who are convicted of child sexual ...

Clime chair assumes investment role

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... has been returned to investors. Total FUM across strategies and mandates came to $1.55 billion at the end of December 2025, down 7.2% from the previous quarter. Despite the business disruptions, Baragwanath said the company is expected to make an interim ...

Chalmers to focus on productivity, economic repair in 2026 Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... $20 billion in savings, improving the budget bottom line in every year of the forward estimates, getting the Liberal debt down, that's been the story of this government," Chalmers said. "And the story of 2025 and our economy was public spending - public ...

Multi-boutique expands to Australia, seeks partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... outcomes. There is already a gigantic amount of money here in lump sum and pensions. I think there is a tremendous opportunity down here in Australia," he said. Bowmoor Capital and Deep Value Asset Management (DVAM) are currently in the multi-boutique's ...

EQT promotes three Australian staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... four years ago from Pacific Equity Partners in Sydney, where he was associate director. The appointments come as EQT beds down its $3.2 billion acquisition of Coller Capital. The deal, expected to be finalised later this year, will see Coller operate ...

Super moves: ART, Allianz, HESTA, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... Earlier in her career, she worked at EY in management consulting and financial analysis. Finally, Brandon Roddis has stepped down from his role as deputy investment chief at Allianz Australia after eight years with the insurer. "Almost eight years ago ...

BPS Financial fined $14m over Qoin Wallet

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
The Federal Court has handed BPS Financial $14 million in pecuniary penalties over the way in which it promoted and operated its crypto product Qoin Wallet. According to ASIC, BPS Financial advertised the product as a non-cash payment facility linked ...

Blackwattle launches fund, mandates Equity Trustees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
Blackwattle Investment Partners has launched its new equity income fund, appointing Equity Trustees as responsible entity. The Blackwattle Equity Income Fund invests in listed Australian equities beyond traditional dividend-paying stocks, while also ...

Brighter Super names chief investment officer

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... 2023, but it was flagged in May 2025 that Webb would return to Sydney when the fund announced Damian Graham was stepping down as chief investment officer and would take on the head of international role. Webb's appointment at Brighter Super follows ...