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Concerns raised over super switching consultation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... and toward 'system isolation'," he said. "The government isn't misreading the data; they are just choosing the easiest story. 'Protecting grandma from greedy advisers' is a better news cycle than 'fixing the ATO's legacy database' or 'addressing ...

Viridian targets double-digit growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... we'll go from 96 to 109 this year. So that's giving an indication in terms of our seriousness around the growth story. We don't see that just being an M&A piece. We do think we can continue to deliver double digit growth rates purely just ...

Iran conflict exposes 'fault line' in Australian equities: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... that have coincided in the past with periods when equal weighting outperforms market capitalisation." Neiron said the real story for why investors may be struggling currently is not just because of volatility, but also because of this concentration risk. ...

Contact Asset Management terminates sole fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... managers at BKI before establishing Contact, which is wholly owned by its staff. Editor's note: A previous version of this story wrongly referred to Contact Asset Management as a portfolio company of Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company.

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... managed investment scheme (MIS) are now in liquidation, leaving Kee with a $380,000 black hole in her retirement savings. Her story is one of the 11,000 ASIC estimates to have been the victim of either the First Guardian or Shield collapse, amounting ...

AI layoffs a correction from overhiring: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... replacement does materialise imminently, I owe readers an apology (perhaps tendered from the dole queue!)," Halloway said. "The AI story may yet become the dominant one. For now, I think the simpler explanation deserves more credit than it is getting." ...

Treasury downgrades productivity assumptions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
... percentage point weaker in the middle years of the forward estimates. A small change in a forecast, but it tells a bigger story. Not primarily a demand story, but a supply one." Chalmers said Australia is facing inflation challenges in the near term ...

MA Financial, Dimensional launch new offerings

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... private credit expertise, enabling them to offer sophisticated investors resilient, diversified exposure to Asia's growth story. "As the Asia Pacific region continues to drive global economic growth, its private credit market stands out as one of the ...

MA Financial expands hospitality portfolio in NZ

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... Financial said, despite significant industry headwinds over recent years, Republic Hospitality delivered a "strong growth story", with a positive economic recovery anticipated this year. It said Queenstown continues to emerge as a global destination ...

Cbus urges young Aussies to 'build your something'

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... workers out there we need to reach who are ambitious and committed to building a successful future... "We are proud of the story that champions our members and the vital contribution they make to building the Australian economy."