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Inflation pulls back in November

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... to November 2025, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The 3.4% annual CPI inflation to November was down from 3.8% to October," ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt said. The largest contributor to annual inflation in ...

ATO to restrict travel over unpaid super obligations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... DPO to protect the interests of the rest of the community." The ATO said it is focused on reducing unpaid tax and bringing down the $50 billion collectable debt book through its approach to debt management. This includes taking necessary actions on taxpayers ...

China's two speed economies: Which one wins?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... "There's the two speed economies. One is the old, one is the new. They are both China, from the macro level at the top-down perspective, you see all these problems still exist: the deflation, the (property) bubble burst, the low consumption is still ...

Investors weigh risks amid Venezuelan crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... access. Venezuela has spent years cut off from capital, expertise and trade. The moment investors believe that wall is coming down, valuations start to reset," Green said. "This is an economy priced for failure but endowed for recovery. When assets have ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... senior roles. She explains that if, for example, you have both general managers fighting for the same seat, it usually comes down to skills and experience going forward. "It's a really big job for the HR team to work out skills and matrix and who ...

Rate hikes expected in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... growth to pick up a little further over the next six months, from 2.1%/yr in Q3 25 to peak at 2.4%/yr in Q1 26 before settling down to 2.2% by end 2026. With growth above capacity and a resilient consumer, we expect inflation to show signs of persistence. ...

Most read in 2025: Executive appointments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... defecting to another fund, it was an active year for executive appointments. Australian Retirement Trust chief executive steps down In September, David Anderson announced he would step down as chief executive of Australian Retirement Trust (ART), with ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... allowing the RBA to keep rates unchanged for the majority of the year before potentially cutting rates as inflation rates come down towards the target range," she said. Therefore, despite the evolving backdrop of RBA cash rate increases and unstable ...

GDG hires chief financial officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
Generation Development Group (GDG) has appointed a new chief financial officer as the incumbent steps down after more than seven years. Terence Wong has resigned from his role as finance chief and will stay with the company until June 2026. Wong joined ...

Trustees up sponsorship deals, Hostplus takes lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... sponsorship deals as the superannuation sectors' budget for marketing and advertising also balloons, even as APRA cracks down on non-essential expenditure. According to newly released APRA data, Hostplus spent more than $7.5 million on soccer, AFL ...