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Unemployment rate may tip the scale in favour of February RBA hike

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
The unemployment rate fell to 4.1% in December, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The unexpectedly robust employment numbers have added to the possibility of a Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) interest rate hike back when the board ...

Apostle executive exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... participation across Europe, the US, and the Asia Pacific, and Donovan was key to establishing CBA's presence in the Australian carbon market. Earlier in his career, he worked as an investment strategist and adviser with Ilwella, the Flannery family ...

MA Financial backs FundBox's Australian expansion with $100m facility

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... "Fundbox has developed a differentiated and scalable platform, and we look forward to supporting the firm's growth in the Australian market." FundBox uses machine learning to help simplify the financing approval process, offering fast funding decisions ...

DASH adds two new executives to C-suite

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... he said. DASH said the appointments advance its ambitions of building a whole-of-wealth technology ecosystem for the Australian financial advice market.

AOFM names lead managers for 2037 Treasury Bond

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) has released a new benchmark bond offering, set to mature on 21 October 2037. The AOFM acts as the Commonwealth government's central borrowing authority, managing the government's debt and investment ...

MWL complainants given $100k in lead decision outcome

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has finalised its review of MWL Financial Services' lead decision, confirming the business, which is in liquidation, did not act in the complainant's best interest. In December, AFCA unveiled the ...

'Generous' UK State Pension reforms to hit expats

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... Pension is it is not means tested. Such clients also hold onto their superannuation fund at the same time. "Unlike the Australian Age Pension, which is subject to an income and assets test, the UK State Pension is based purely on how many qualifying ...

I Squared Capital rolls out $300m sustainable energy solution

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... that are generating secure revenue through long-term contracts. Moving at a rapid pace, advance-stage projects in the Australian portfolio are already underway. This includes the 80 megawatts alternative current (MWac), which is equivalent to 320 megawatt-hours ...

Fairlight adds Sydney partner

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
Fairlight Capital Partners has appointed a new partner as it continues to tap into the Australian adviser and family office markets. William George joins the employee-owned firm from his role as associate director of The Table Club, an Australian family ...

Schroders recruits head of ETFs

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... Schroders Stephens, who chairs the Investment Association's ETF Committee, won't be directly involved in the Australian business at this stage. Here, Natalie Morcos heads product, solutions and client delivery, overseeing active ETF launches. ...