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RBA hikes rates, suggests more to come

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... pandemic tightening phase. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham said the move marks a difference from other global central banks. "The fact that the RBA has been hiking makes it an outlier amongst of the major global central banks, with all of the major ...

Openmarkets makes private wealth play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... flexibility to run their business in a way that best serves their clients," chief executive Dan Jowett said. "Unlike traditional banks and brokers, we don't carry many of the high overhead costs of legacy structures. This enables us to deliver a better ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... dislocation that is better on a risk-adjusted basis has been in the government bond markets around the question of how central banks would adjust monetary policy in reaction to higher oil prices. At the start of the year, the US market was pricing for ...

APRA finalises CPS 230 amendments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... requirements in CPS 230 for a material arrangement if the arrangement is with, for example, government agencies, central banks, financial market exchanges, operators of clearing and settlement facilities, operators of payment systems and schemes, and ...

APRA warns super trustees over AI adoption

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... resilience and protect assets in a fast-moving threat environment. "The AI revolution presents tremendous opportunities for banks, insurers and superannuation trustees to deliver improved efficiency and enhanced customer services," McCarthy Hockey said. ...

Government rolls out relief via National Reconstruction Fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2026
... bank, while those seeking a greater loan amount with higher annual turnovers will have their loans administered by the NRFC. Banks participating in the program include the Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, NAB, ANZ, Bank of Queensland, and Bendigo. Applications ...

NZ Super Fund in court defeat over human rights issues

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... some time prior to filing for judicial review, having had success against the fund in 2021 when it divested five Israeli banks due to risks they were materially contributing to human rights breaches. In a judgment released this morning, the High Court ...

Spheria launches active ETF for small caps fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... month where the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hiked interest rate for the second time in 2026, the only major central banks to be actively hiking. "For Australian equities this reinforces three key trends: the rotation toward income and value factors ...

Calm urged as global markets look 'increasingly unstable'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... growth is uneven and conviction is low. Neiron said the longer the Iran conflict drags on, the greater the risk that central banks are forced to react negative supply shocks with "few good options available". "No central bank wants to relive the stagflation ...

Albanese stresses importance of 'economic sovereignty'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... will be a sub-fund under the government's $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund (NRFC). The NRFC will partner with banks to begin rolling out the loans in the next fortnight. "These firms are not just being affected by this crisis, they are essential ...