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March RBA hike now on the cards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... chief investment officer Jason Todd said few could have predicted the timing for the conflict. "With little warning, the world has been plunged into a war between the US/Israel and Iran. As oil prices have spiked - modestly at first - but more aggressively ...

Fixed income becoming an ETP staple: Rainmaker

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... million into gold and oil so far in March. "People are leaning into the safe-haven of gold, while the theme of pursuing world ex-US continues," Neiron said. "However, it would be premature to make any definitive conclusions due to the day-to-day gyrations ...

Aussie super funds eye global partnerships at US summit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... chief executive Kathy Vincent said the summit underscores the Australian superannuation system as one of the largest in the world and a highly dependable source of long-term capital. "As a significant global investor, the summit is an important forum ...

Division 296 legislation passes, LISTO to increase

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... "We are helping workers earn more, keep more of what they earn and retire with more, while also strengthening Australia's world-class superannuation system," Chalmers said. "These reforms will mean more super for around 1.3 million Australians, including ...

Betashares invests in AUD-backed stablecoin

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... management and financial services. "Globally, stablecoin adoption across financial services and payments is accelerating as real-world use cases become clearer and more widely implemented. Stablecoins have significant long-term potential to increase ...

IFM maps path for super funds to meet US infrastructure funding gap

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... of the solution," IFM Investors head of global external relations David Whiteley said. "Australia is home to one of the world's fastest growing pension capital systems." US currently faces an infrastructure funding gap of $3.7 trillion through 2033. ...

ASX loses $100bn as Iran war escalates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... escalate. Oil prices have surged more than 20% due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz; a critical checkpoint for the world's oil supply. Betashares chief economist David Bassanese said with oil unable to flow through the Strait of Hormuz, supplies ...

ASX partners with LSEG to upgrade derivatives platform

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... trades the Australian and New Zealand interest rate, equity and commodity futures and options markets, supporting some of the world's longest trading hours. LSEG Markets Technology will provide ASX with a high-performance, low-latency trading platform ...

What Australia must do to be at the forefront of financial innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... sectors can continue to innovate with confidence." Meanwhile, AI continues to drive "powerful" changes across the financial world, Longo said, particularly agentic AI. "[Agentic AI] has the potential to level the playing field in favour of consumers ...

VanEck reshuffles Aussie ranks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... was building across the region. "We exist to give investors intelligent access to the opportunities that will shape the world ahead. Delivering on that ambition requires conviction, long-term thinking and exceptional people," he said.