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GDP rise is 'good news that's actually bad news'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... 2025 calendar year, the Australian economy grew by 2%, doubling its 2024 growth rate," Smith said. "While stronger growth may seem like positive news, it will be a concern for the Reserve Bank (RBA). The RBA is already of the view that the economy is ...

AFCA membership extended for Shield, First Guardian-linked firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... by the collapse of Shield and First Guardian but only about 2100 complaints have been lodged with AFCA to date. "While AFCA may consider further membership decisions in the future, AFCA will, for now, not expel these firms. Any future changes to membership ...

US exceptionalism may have peaked: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Australian Retirement Trust chief economist Brian Parker told the Financial Standard 2026 Economic Outlook webinar that we're likely going to face more frequent and severe disruptions as a "new world order" appears. Speaking at the event - which ...

TAL to create Pathways for simpler mental health claims

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... design, development and roll-out to TAL customers, noting that the timely support with consistent and structured information may improve claimants' recovery experience. TAL chief claims officer Georgina Croft said the platform emphasises the life insurer's ...

Life insurer sanctioned for invalid access to customer information

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... explicit consent to use medical information, customers were exposed to the risk of their information being handled in ways they may not have agreed to, she said. "Collecting medical information without valid consent is a serious failure of a fundamental ...

ASX outlines upcoming plans to 'rebuild confidence'

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... delivery of sustainable outcomes, not words, that will ultimately build confidence." Moving on, components of the Commitment Plan may vary to reflect any findings from ASIC's final report, he said. "As a board, we are acutely aware of the need to be ...

AFCA reveals outcome of final lead decision

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... involved an unnecessary and inappropriate level of risk. UGC took over responsibility for providing services to the SMSF in May 2023 and, only a year later, in May 2024, advised the SMSF to dispose of investments in Shield and another fund. The complainant ...

US and Israel strike Iran: What it means for investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... attractive. In a prolonged period of uncertainty, increases in oil prices could generate a global inflationary scare, which in turn may reduce the likelihood of interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve, currently expected for later this year," he ...

Persistent inflation will mean two rate hikes from RBA: Barrenjoey

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... rate. That truly will be what gets inflation back to target." Barrenjoey expects two rate hikes from the RBA in the months of May and August. "We're probably a little bit above consensus. The average economist probably thinks they hike only one more ...

Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... acting head of mid-risk at AustralianSuper, has been named interim head of real assets. Astorri joined AustralianSuper in May 2023 as head of investments for Europe, having previously led asset allocation and research. The $410 billion fund appears to ...