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Inflation eases, experts split on next RBA move

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
Australia's annual inflation rate eased slightly to 4.2% in the 12 months to April 2026, down from 4.6% annual inflation to March, though persistent cost pressures across the housing and energy continued to weigh on households, according to the ...

IFM bid undercuts Atlas Arteria value by $1bn: Independent expert

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... hence told shareholders to reject the offer. IFM Investors had launched a hostile takeover bid for Atlas Arteria in late April, stating the action was spurred by continued underperformance from Atlas Arteria, and a significant change in strategy to pursue ...

Charter Hall updates FY26 guidance amid strong insto appetite

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... $71.7 billion as at 31 December 2025 with a new $1.2 billion diversified core direct institutional real estate mandate in April, following another $2.1 billion mandate secured in 1H FY26. Recent client activity has resulted in the addition of 25 new ...

Emerging markets progress from consumption to innovation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... becoming expensive. At the performance level, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index has delivered about 44% p.a. in the year to April, while the MSCI World returned 28% p.a. Year-to-date, this works out to be 14% p.a. and 5.26% p.a. respectively. On top of ...

Plato launches global shares ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... to Plato's global income strategy, the firm added. The fund, incepted in March 2016, returned 19.4% over the 12 months to April 30. Commenting, Plato Global Shares Income Fund lead portfolio manager Daniel Pennell said the ETF will provide investment ...

UniSuper makes investment changes for High Growth option

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... retirement product for more than 42,000 retired members, who will pay a fee of 0.08% from the current rate of 0.16%. Announced in April, the reduction in the fee was calculated see a typical member to be $5000 better off in retirement, UniSuper said. ...

ASX names Lofthouse's successor

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... (CHESS), as it looks to complete the replacement of the system by 2029 with Release 2. The CHESS Release 1 was effective in April. Despite Attia's global status, he shares some experience in the Asia Pacific region, currently chairing the board of Global ...

NZ Super 'accepts' court loss, updates policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... exclusion practices. The policy changes come after New Zealand's High Court ruled against the nation's super fund in April, finding some of its policies are "unreasonable and unlawful" in regards to how it treats companies accused of human rights ...

Australian ETF market surges to record $346bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... climbed to a record $346 billion in assets under management after posting one of its strongest monthly gains on record in April. New data from Betashares showed the local ETF market grew by $16.6 billion during the month, marking the third largest monthly ...

Adviser ban stretched to 2028 in ASIC deterrence win

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... the stay. The tribunal has now set aside the FSCP decision and imposed a three year registration prohibition period. On 24 April 2026, the ART ordered that the registration prohibition end on 27 November 2028, taking into account the earlier non-registration ...