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Platform funds, mega funds to dominate: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... management practices - now have some access to capital, a historic advantage for retail funds. Funds with stronger new member growth and access to capital will be better positioned to serve their members in the future, as they can make the investments ...

BNP Paribas AM to turbocharge $2.6tn AUM by 2030

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... Paribas Asset Management chief executive Sandro Pierri said BNP Paribas AM is entering a new phase of transformation and growth driven by structurally supportive trends on savings and investments. "With our 2030 Strategic Plan, our ambition is to strengthen ...

Geopolitical risks, private credit threaten financial stability: RBA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... East conflict, the RBA observed funding conditions tighten and financial market volatility pick up. "Despite the strong growth in their lending, non-bank lenders still only account for 6% of financial system assets, limiting their systemic importance. ...

Treasury downgrades productivity assumptions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... couple of years, primarily led by women and older workers. "Altogether, it means Treasury has changed its view of potential growth in the near term," he said. "This change alone means GDP is now likely to be a quarter to half a percentage point weaker ...

Solaris prepares to launch LIC for income seekers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... across market cycles. Solutions that can deliver consistent, regular franked income without sacrificing long-term capital growth have a critical role to play in enabling fulfilling lives for Australians, long into retirement," Solaris chief investment ...

Chalmers says Budget will make 'hard decisions'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... collectively facing is capacity, these packages will help expand it." Chalmers said more savings will make room for private sector growth while building fiscal buffers, and productivity enhancing reforms should help boost supply, generate higher living ...

Rest 'diversifies its diversifiers' with US neighbourhood malls

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... confident that USCRF offers this combination of resilience and income generation, as well as the potential for capital growth as the portfolio scales." Bambrook said since majority of Rest's members are decades away from retirement, the investment will ...

Challenger slashes offer price for Pepper Money

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... an investment in Pepper Money will provide it with strategic, long-term rights to access fixed income assets to support growth and returns. Pepper Money said the revised offer was due to "deterioration in both market conditions and the operating environment". ...

ASIC considers changes to net asset requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... ASIC would increase the financial thresholds in the NTA requirement for responsible entities to reflect cumulative CPI growth since 2013. This would raise the $150,000 NTA minimum to $200,000, and the $500,000 NTA minimum to $700,000. In addition, the ...

Another RBA hike in May 'not a done deal'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... of a global energy price shock. "This shock both puts upward pressure on inflation and poses downside risks to economic growth," Bassanese said. "Some board members clearly felt the mixed economic effects of the energy shock warranted keeping rates on ...