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Australia evades tariff shocks, CPI to surge in 2026: UN

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... to 2.2% this year, the highest estimate out of the aforementioned markets. However, Commonwealth Bank head of foreign exchange, international and geoeconomics Joseph Capurso said there could be more growth in the US than the UN is predicting. "We are ...

South Korea looks to Australia for next sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... buildings in industries with future growth potential. However, since the Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) manages foreign exchange reserves, it cannot be operated in such a manner, and therefore cannot actively generate national wealth," he said. "If ...

FX coaching platform handed additional conditions over compliance failures

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... granted an AFSL in January 2010, enabling the business to provide financial product advice about derivatives, foreign exchange contracts and securities to retail and wholesale clients. It was founded by the UK-based entrepreneur Greg Secker in 2003 ...

APRA stress tests for potential ASX failure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... with limited transactions in unlisted assets," the report said. "There was also a relatively modest impact on foreign exchange margins and settlement in the scenario." The report found that despite experiencing their own financial pressures, super funds ...

Super good for financial stability, for now: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... there are more risks for funds to account for, and he expects hedging demands will increase and the management of foreign exchange risk is going to "become a bigger deal" for the industry. "What I would suggest is using stress tests and reverse stress ...

Half of super investments now offshore: NAB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... funds are seeking to build portfolio resilience with these investments. Funds are also targeting higher overall foreign exchange exposures than in 2023 while hedging the same proportion of their international equity exposures back into the Australian ...

Macquarie half-year profit rises to $1.7bn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... approach to capital, funding and liquidity. It flagged geopolitical events, volatility, global economic conditions, foreign exchange, and tax uncertainties as the main influences on the short-term outlook. "Macquarie remains well-positioned to deliver ...

Super moves: Aware Super, Future Fund, ART, AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... AustralianSuper, where he spent five years, most recently as a dealer on the multi-asset desk covering futures, foreign exchange and physical rates while working closely with portfolio managers, exposure management and middle and back-office teams. For ...

Adviser banned after $11.3m loss

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... Review Tribunal (ART) allowed the regulator to make the ban public. ASIC said Northcott used algorithms to conduct foreign exchange trading with investors' money. However, ASIC said it found that in March and April 2022, the Noon Investment Fund lost ...

Liquidity, operational shocks major issues for super: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... market presence. "As the sector's foreign asset holdings continue to build, there will be a growing need to hedge foreign exchange risk, which will require careful liquidity management," it said. The review also highlighted the April cyber attacks which ...