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Another RBA hike in May 'not a done deal'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hiked the cash rate by 0.25% to 4.1% at yesterday's meeting, citing a "material risk" that inflation will stay above the central bank's target range of 2-3%. The decision to hike was all but split, with five voting ...

ETFs grow in popularity for SMSF investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... like gold with positions in the likes of Northern Star Resources. "The role of advisers in actively managing portfolios for risk and return is apparent in the trading patterns on our platform. They are taking advantage of the wide range of listed securities ...

AWAG appoints first head of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... financial planning, wealth management and accounting arenas." "His experience in governance, compliance oversight and strategic risk management aligns strongly with AWAG's commitment to best practice advice standards and robust to regulatory frameworks," ...

Massive Acenda job cuts ire former staff

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... respectively, have left the business. Craig Dunn serves as the group's chair, while Karen Malzard was named group chief risk officer. The FSU stated most of the redundancies "appear to have affected workers from the MLC Life side of the merged business ...

Active equity managers underwhelm in 2025: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... About 73% of fixed income managers outpaced their benchmarks, which SPIVA attributed to many managers either lowering term risk or increasing credit risk relative to the benchmark. In the US alone, the fortunes of managers focused on global equities ...

CALI pushes for advice reforms as Australians turn to AI

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... AI-powered programs such as ChatGPT. CALI warned this growing dependence on informal channels puts working Australians at greater risk of making life-changing financial decisions based on information from unregulated sources. "This isn't just asking ...

ASIC warns Gen Z against chasing unrealistic crypto gains

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... ASIC warned relying on a narrow range of sources, particularly unverified or promotional content, can increase financial risk, especially in an environment where markets and online trends move quickly and information is rarely tailored to individual ...

Super tax changes shake HNWs' retirement confidence: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... secure, while 69% are less confident they'll be able to retire comfortably. A further 63% are dialling down the investment risk in their portfolios. On the actual changes themselves, 66% said the rules change too often and are hard to follow and, despite ...

Inflation to spike, oil supply plenty: Chalmers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... interruptions can send shockwaves through markets. When the United States and Israel struck Iranian targets, insurers withdrew war-risk cover and freight rates surged to historic highs," De Mello said. "This combination has turned a long-imagined scenario ...

Janus Henderson says Victory deal could leave it 'gravely damaged'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... not be in the best interest of its shareholders. Stating the offer by Victory Capital presented significant consummation risk and uncertain value, the Janus Henderson board of directors made a unanimous recommendation to reject the offer. It said that ...