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Sequoia abandons InterPrac sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... failed to satisfy all the conditions within the required timeframe. Sequoia announced it will offload InterPrac to the little-known Conquest Investment Partners for $50,000 in late March. The regulator jumped on this, applying to the Federal Court for ...

Australia averts recession but not slowdown: JPMAM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... economy. We're not thinking about that recession," he said. "We think that the market pricing for RBA rate hikes are a little bit too aggressive, because we think some of that momentum would be coming out of the economy that the RBA doesn't have ...

Advice book valuations stagnate despite demand

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... latest price guide, Radar Results said demand for financial planning businesses continues to be strong, though there's been little change on the valuations front. Its analysis shows a book of super and investment clients aged up to 64 has increased in ...

Aussies remain 'positive' about retirement: Challenger

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... over 2000 Australians aged 60 and over, found overall happiness remains strong, with this year's index (69.5) climbing a little higher since last year (68.9). But the rising cost of living continues to impact lifestyle, financial security, and confidence ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... computing - take one to two years to build, only makes Amodei's decision more consequential. It is a narrow path. Buy too little compute and Anthropic may be unable to meet customer demand in 2027, effectively conceding ground in the race to its competitors. ...

Dimon warns private credit crisis will hurt retail investors most

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... environment will get worse - even if actual realised losses barely change. "Additionally, actual losses right now are already a little higher than they should be, relative to the environment," he said. If interest rates or credit spreads ever go up ...

FEATURE: Estate planning | Best laid plans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... never been more complicated. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the divorce rate in Australia is a little over two people per 1000. Meanwhile, as of the 2021 Census, approximately 2.17 million people, or about 11.5% of Australians ...

Hostplus weighs digital asset exposure for members

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... response to market signals. "As a result, our exposure was significantly reduced ahead of the recent downturn, meaning we had little exposure during most of the February sell off," Eliot said. Meanwhile, in December AustralianSuper head of asset allocation ...

Blue Owl says its private credit loan books remain healthy

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... Earlier this month, BlackRock also capped redemptions on its HPS Corporate Lending Fund, applying the 5% limit. "We have a little over $100 billion of loans, and so I feel like we have our finger on the pulse of what's happening in that marketplace," ...

Senate report provides fuel for CGT discount tweak

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... Grattan Institute analysis, which found reducing the discount would have a 'relatively modest' impact on housing prices, with little change to supply. It was also supported by the Housing Industry Association, which said taxing investors funding the ...