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Australian profits flat as global earnings soar to record highs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
Profits of Australia's largest listed companies remained flat in 2025, normalising after an exceptional performance in 2021 and 2022, when high metal and energy prices led to record earnings for commodity firms. The Capital Group Global Equity Study ...

Investment managers ramp up AI use in front offices

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
Seventy percent of buy-side firms, including asset managers, pension funds and insurance companies, are adopting artificial intelligence (AI) in front offices, while more than half are scaling implementation. The 2026 Global InvestOps report from SimCorp ...

HUB24 advances HTFS Nominees takeover, FUA hits $152bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... annually to $152.3 billion at the end of 2025. Net inflows in the last quarter alone hit a record of $5.6 billion. In November, TAL partnered with HUB24 to launch a lifetime retirement solution in the first half of 2026. The unnamed product is said "to ...

Oxfam calls for net wealth tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
The average Australian billionaires' wealth grew by almost $600,000 a day in the past year, or over $10.5 billion collectively, Oxfam research found. Globally, billionaire wealth jumped by over 16% in 2025, three times faster than the past five-year ...

BlackRock, State Street see assets climb

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
BlackRock's assets under management (AUM) have hit US$14 trillion in the fourth quarter ending December 2025, while State Street reported a 20% jump in its AUM. BlackRock's boost in assets follows a record US$698 billion of net inflows for the full ...

First batch of specialist advisers graduate SMSFA program

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
The SMSF Association has seen the graduation of the first cohort of specialist advisers under its revamped SMSF Specialist Adviser (SSA) accreditation. A total of 37 participants completed the program. Since its inception, more than 2300 professionals ...

Australian Ethical FUM dips on negative performance

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
Australian Ethical has reported a decline of 1% in its funds under management (FUM) to $14.08 billion in the quarter ending 31 December 2025. The manager said the decrease was driven by negative investment performance and an inorganic institutional ...

Replace capital gains discount with income averaging: e61

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
In a submission to the Senate Select Committee, e61 Institute suggested replacing the capital gains discount with a fairer approach, under which individuals can spread gains over time rather than being taxed in a single year. e61 said the discount distorts ...

HESTA logs record downsizer contributions in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
HESTA has logged a record year for downsizer contributions in 2025, driven by a surge in the end of year spring selling season. Downsizer contributions rose to $94 million in the year, a more than 8% jump from the previous year. The $100 billion super ...

Macquarie onboards Westpac's group treasurer

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
Macquarie has confirmed Westpac Group's treasurer Jo Dawson will join the investment banking and financial services group starting in June. Dawson brings more than 30 years of experience in financial markets, with 23 years spent at Westpac. She first ...