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Australia welcomes 25k to millionaires' club: UBS

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... inequality at 0.82. UBS Global Wealth Management Australia head of investments Andrew McAuley said once again, Australia punches above its weight in terms of wealth and equality and "should pride itself on the equality of its wealth distribution". "Australia ...

MySuper provides consistent returns for members: Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... 3% to 4% over a rolling 10-year period, implying a CPI plus 3-4% targets of around 7-8%. The Rainmaker Index has achieved above the range, it said. Meantime, equities from both domestic and global were key drivers of performance in the past financial ...

AMP, CFS, MLC post double-digit returns

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... and geopolitical uncertainty. AMP Super said MySuper members invested in its default Lifestage options recorded returns above 11% for the year to 30 June. Members in the MySuper 1970s and 1990s Lifestage options returned 11.3%, while the MySuper 1980s ...

Final report into Life Code makes 85 recommendations

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... to prohibit terms and conditions in standard form contracts that exclude or limit coverage for mental health conditions above and beyond the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA). In response to that, Kell recommended a commitment ...

Inflation cools, RBA facing 'uncomfortable trade-off'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... cooling," Smith said. "That may normally suggest the central bank needs to be patient. But with underlying inflation now above the 2.5% target for almost five years, today's result means the Reserve Bank must remain vigilant."

ASFA lifts comfortable retirement standard to $730k for couples

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... ASFA's survey found 42% of Australians believe they will need more than $1 million in super to retire comfortably - well above the benchmark. Expectations are particularly elevated among younger cohorts, with 51% of those aged 25 to 34 and 52% of 35 ...

Cybersecurity, tech ETFs strongest performers in May

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... industry set a new record, reaching $364 billion in funds under management after a third consecutive month of net flows above $5 billion. Strong inflows, combined with positive global market performance, pushed the industry above $350 billion for the ...

Musk's $106bn fundamental-defying IPO lands on Nasdaq

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... worth more than $1 trillion," Ninety One technology analyst Anton du Plooy said. "SpaceX would arrive at a multiple well above what comparable businesses trade at today, and the mental gymnastics required to justify that number on fundamentals alone ...

Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... will be managed by Invesco Quantitative Strategies (IQS). The actively managed fund aims to deliver 1% p.a., before fees, above the MSCI World ex-Australia Index, with a targeted tracking error of 1.5% to 2% p.a. It invests in a diversified portfolio ...

Franklin Templeton launches two active ETFs in Australia

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... Anthony Kirkham said FEIF offers a short-duration, high-quality credit strategy that seeks to generate meaningful income above the cash rate, while actively managing risk across sectors and individual securities. "For investors looking for yield without ...