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ATO to restrict travel over unpaid super obligations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) said it is actively using departure prohibition orders (DPOs) as part of a broader shift towards strengthening payment performance and debt collection. A DPO is an enforcement action available to the ATO to prevent ...

WAM delivers standout 41% return in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... base metals as we believe these companies are well positioned for near term outperformance as the US continues to reduce interest rates, global growth improves and the USD moves lower," WAM deputy portfolio manager Shaun Weick said. "WAM active's proven ...

Investors weigh risks amid Venezuelan crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... this long, even modest improvements in governance and access can produce outsized market reactions." Green said early interest from investors is focused on several fronts. Public market exposure to companies positioned to benefit from rising resource ...

Australians fearful of getting their investments wrong: CFS

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... June 2025 and rental yields sitting a roughly 3%. Further, about half (50%) viewed cash-style products, such as high-interest savings accounts and term deposits, as investments despite the fact they are savings vehicles. CFS warned those products struggle ...

Retail investors cautiously confident in 2026: ASA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... and build shareholder value," she said. In 2026, investors are keeping watch over several risk factors including the interest rate, inflation and economic outlook, the survey revealed. Global and US political developments are also at the forefront of ...

Global sovereign wealth fund assets grow to $15tn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... continued to allocate capital to digital infrastructure, data centers and AI companies. The US attracted high investor interest with 48% of the total investments in 2025 going to it. The report noted a recovery in the real estate and infrastructure sector ...

Rate hikes expected in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
Persistent inflation has some economists predicting that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will raise interest rates at its first meeting of the year in February. Commonwealth Bank economist Ashwin Clarke said the bank has revised its forecasts, now ...

ASIC sues BDO Audit for misleading statements

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... those funds. On 17 June 2025, the company commenced proceedings against BDO. The claim was for up to $26.6 million, plus interest and costs. Now, ASIC alleges that BDO and Just failed to take all "reasonable" steps to ensure that the audit reports for ...

ART takes 20% stake in Westfield Sydney, hands mandate to QIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 DEC 2025
... gains since acquisition. "As a result, our net investment in Westfield Sydney is now $0.9 billion and our remaining 80.1% interest is valued at $3.5 billion. This represents an increase of almost four times our capital investment in Westfield Sydney ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... structural transition. "Given recent stronger than expected economic data, the futures market is now pricing that official interest rates will rise to 4% from the current 3.6% over the next 12 months," Wood said. Insight Investors, however, is taking ...