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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... discounting and promotions to tackle soft demand, Plumb said. As demand conditions improved, it also saw a dial back in heavy discounts. "It is possible that these dynamics were pushing down on aggregate inflation in late 2024 and early 2025, but then ...

SMSFs need to stay ahead of the regulatory curve: Nowinfinity

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... aspects of operation. Anderson also welcomed the leveraging of technology, software and artificial intelligence to do the heavy lifting. "We need a greater use of technology to reduce the compliance burden. We need to leverage technology and AI to do ...

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... exposure in the fund, especially in the artificial intelligence (AI) space. Investors in recent months have grown more wary of heavy spending on AI, which has seen heavy hitters in the tech world hit by volatility at the start of this year. However ...

ASX names members of new advisory group

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... formed Advisory Group on Corporate Governance (AGCG), chaired by Philip Lowe. The group will be filled with superannuation heavy hitters including AustralianSuper chief investment officer Mark Delaney, former APRA executive Helen Rowell, and TelstraSuper's ...

Pallas Capital launches in the UK

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... establishment. Its product range will span residential, mixed-use, and commercial bridging; development exit; light and heavy refurbishment; and vacant land and development finance, it said. "... our entry into the UK real estate lending market, building ...

ASX-listed companies at breaking point: Alvarez & Marsal

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... growth slows and cost pressures mount, resulting in insolvencies at an all-time high." Additionally, for businesses carrying heavy debt, the pressure continues to mount, as many are looking at alternative methods to keep up with interest payments; interest ...

Vanguard identifies strongest asset classes for coming decade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... diverting from innovation, and these are the asset classes arising to compensate investors. "Despite the glamour of the tech-heavy US equity market, more compelling investment opportunities are emerging in high-quality fixed income, US value, and ex-US ...

First Sentier adds second active ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
First Sentier Investors is listing its second ETF on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), leveraging its ex-20 Australian share strategy. The First Sentier ex-20 Australian Share Fund Active ETF (ASX: XX20) provides investors long-term returns ...

Privity adds to sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
Private credit specialist Privity Credit has bolstered its national distribution team with the appointment of Natalie Philips as state distribution manager for New South Wales and Queensland. Operating from Sydney, Philips will partner with Melbourne-based ...

The Big Short's Michael Burry shutters fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... the subprime mortgage crisis of 2007, has shuttered Scion Asset Management. Burry told investors in a note that "with a heavy heart, I will liquidate the funds and return capital but for a small audit/tax holdback by year's end." "My estimation of ...