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Spheria launches active ETF for small caps fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Spheria Asset Management's Spheria Australian Smaller Companies Fund - Active ETF (ASX: SPHX) will be available on the ASX tomorrow, launching amid strong momentum shown across the broader ETF market despite volatility from the Middle East. Spheria ...

Calm urged as global markets look 'increasingly unstable'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... 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 of the 1970s, yet that risk is becoming harder to dismiss. At the same time, the US faces ...

Another RBA hike in May 'not a done deal'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... the cash rate by 0.25% to 4.1% at yesterday's meeting, citing a "material risk" that inflation will stay above the central bank's target range of 2-3%. The decision to hike was all but split, with five voting members agreeing to hike rates and four voting ...

Inflation could surge above 4%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... inflation but will also weaken growth - as it is a negative supply shock. Core inflation should not rise much, and the central bank could look through it." However, Bloxham said with the events in the Middle East still being "highly uncertain", forecasting ...

March RBA hike now on the cards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... outlook. And at the same time also proposing downside risks to global and Australian growth," Allen said. "What does a central bank do in this environment? There are arguments that can be made in being cautious and waiting to see how the situation evolves ...

GDP rise is 'good news that's actually bad news'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... Bank (RBA). The RBA is already of the view that the economy is operating above its potential." Smith added that the central bank may be alarmed that there was no labour productivity growth recorded in the quarter. "Unless this changes, low growth and ...

US and Israel strike Iran: What it means for investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
Iran was hit by joint strikes from the United States and Israel over the weekend, after talks between the US and Iran over nuclear capabilities broke down. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed in the conflict, and Iran ...

Monetary policy decisions now 'more difficult': Bullock

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... and higher than hoped inflation data this week, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock said the central bank is doing its best. Speaking at an event in Melbourne last night, Bullock said there is a fine line in economics between science ...

Inflation to peak in mid-2026 before it rebalances: RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... struck a slightly more positive tone than the RBA board gave off in the Statement on Monetary Policy. Plumb said the central bank believes inflation has been driven higher by sector-specific pressures, which it expects will ease in the coming quarters. ...

UniSuper 'missed out' on gold rally, but for good reason: Pearce

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
Despite the glittering gold rally, UniSuper has steered away from the bullion saying it does not produce income for its members. UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said the $166 billion super fund does accept gold to be a store of value and ...