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Monetary policy decisions now 'more difficult': Bullock

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... the current thinking of the RBA Monetary Policy Board is to leave the policy rate unchanged when it meets in March, but that May is a 'live' meeting," he said. "A 'patient' approach would give the RBA time to assess not only the implications ...

AustralianSuper reduces fees on Member Direct option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... offered on the Member Direct investment menu," AustralianSuper said. "Some S&P/ASX300 shares previously covered by UBS research may not be covered by Morningstar research." AustralianSuper said cash transfers will also be changing. Currently, the way ...

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

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... conditions evolve over coming months. "With inflation remaining outside the target band, and elevated across many components, a May rise is firmly in play," McCormack said. "However, given the RBA's emphasis on taking a measured approach and preference ...

Channel Capital launches credit fund for wholesale investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... risks and capture future opportunities," head of Wellington Management Australia Caitlin Hollebone said. "We believe the fund may suit advisers seeking a total portfolio solution that aims to deliver higher-yielding opportunities while managing risk ...

UniSuper faces fresh greenwashing allegation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... environmental impacts have increased in recent years and Nvidia's emissions have doubled. The complaint alleges UniSuper may have engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct, or that which is likely to mislead or deceive, by making certain statements ...

Trump hit by Supreme Court's 'body blow', strikes back with 15% global tariff

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... whether the Supreme Court would be cowered into letting Trump get his way. It was not," he said. He added that trading partners may now feel more emboldened to threaten retaliation and the ruling has effectively dealt a 'body blow' to Trump's tariff ...

Adviser gap could boost equity release products: Homesafe

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
Home equity release solutions may address the "asset-rich but cash-poor" issue transpiring across older generations who cannot get access to financial advice, Homesafe Wealth says. According to Homesafe the shrinking adviser numbers are contributing ...

SMSF advice guidelines require improvement: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... all the obligations that they're taking on, but it's really important that they do," Sidoti said. According to ASIC, clients may benefit from advice from various professionals, including an SMSF auditor, accountant or legal professional, but "people ...

Process to become an adviser remains 'unattractive': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... education reforms proceed, Waller said the reform could consequently lower the standard for advisers, claiming that the government may have "brought the pendulum too far back the other way." "My concern with that is all that hard work we've tried to ...

Jobs rise in line with expectations, RBA hike still likely

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... expects another relatively strong increase to trimmed mean inflation, another interest rate rise will be on the cards for May. "The only reprieve for concerned mortgage holders would be a notable decline in inflation, which is possible if last year's ...