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Productivity growth is 'going from bad to worse': PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... Productivity Commission (PC) found growth in hours worked remains strong (0.9% increase over the quarter, 2.2% increase over the year). "The accounting is straightforward: the value of goods and services we produce is increasing, but not by as much as ...

Musk's $106bn fundamental-defying IPO lands on Nasdaq

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
SpaceX has raised US$75 billion ($106.8bn) in the biggest-ever stock market debut, valuing Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company at US$1.77 trillion. It floated 555 million shares at a price of US$135 per share. "The valuation being ascribed ...

Investors pile into income ETFs amid upcoming tax changes

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... Jocum said. The shift comes as Australian high dividend ETFs have outperformed the broader share market by nearly 5% this year, reinforcing demand for income generating investments. Beyond income strategies, Australian resource ETFs also enjoyed a record ...

Quinbrook appoints Australian lead

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... continues to expand across key energy transition markets. Horneman joined Quinbrook as managing director in February this year and has since overseen the Australian business, helping advance the firm's development and investment pipeline across the domestic ...

Former ASFA COO joins housing fund manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... institutional readiness and national delivery, he said. He is joined by chief executive Tim Gavan, who was appointed last year to steer the initial phase of the business. Sharing his appointment on LinkedIn, Buskens said he is pleased to join the company. ...

AustralianSuper exec takes on chief executive role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
AustralianSuper head of real assets Nick O'Neil has been named the incoming chief executive and managing director of Lendlease, effective 10 September 2026. Lendlease chair John Gillam said O'Neil is a highly experienced executive with over ...

Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... Enhanced Equity Fund, with the aim of providing Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record and more than $16 billion in assets under management globally. Invesco said the fund draws on more than 40 ...

Knight Frank names QLD head of asset management services

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
Knight Frank has promoted Angie Sheppard as the head of asset management services (AMS) for Queensland more than a year after she joined the global property consultancy in the role of director and head of business operations Queensland. She comes with ...

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... Woodford Equity Income Fund (WEIF). WEIF fell into a liquidity crunch in 2019 after investing in mostly illiquid assets. Last year, the FCA fined Woodford and his defunct company more than £45 million ($94m) after finding between July 2018 and June ...

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees. Ian Laughlin, serving as chair, works alongside ...