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ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
... reflecting additional government funding for ASIC's regulatory, supervisory and enforcement work, as well as the timing of expenditure. The CRIS provides estimated regulatory costs and levies across ASIC's 52 regulated subsectors, allowing entities to ...

UniSuper, Aware Super deliver positive returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026
... investment on one hand and rising geopolitical and energy risks on the other. "AI investment is driving significant capital expenditure across the global economy, and we expect it to support productivity growth over the longer term," Winchester said. ...

FEATURE | Member engagement | On the ball

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... super funds spent $339.9 million in total on marketing and advertising, jumping 21% from two years ago. Sponsorship expenditure totalled $32.5 million, up 2% year on year. Compared to FY23, sponsorship expenditure went up by 11%. Compared to four to ...

Equity Trustees opts out of super trustee business

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... expected to cost the business approximately $4.7 million in legal and advisory costs in the second half of FY26. Total expenditure on legal and advisory costs is expected to touch $6.3 million for FY26. It also expects to incur approximately $2.2 million ...

Ausbil sees AI, critical minerals driving next growth cycle

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... Ausbil also identified AI as a major long term growth driver, arguing the technology is triggering a global capital expenditure boom that remains in its early stages. "The boom in AI and its potential to revolutionise the productivity of every industry ...

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
... shrink timetables for IPOs to boost listings. Further, in its recent financial guidance for FY27, ASX's capital expenditure is set to blow out to between $180 million and $200 million from technology costs and new product development. At the same ...

Cooling economy could keep RBA on hold

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "Economic growth slowed in the March quarter, with modest household and public sector expenditure as well as cyclone disruptions to mining and export activities," ABS head of national accounts Grace Kim said. Household spending ...

US and Aussie shares 'incredibly divergent': UniSuper

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
... actual AI usage is now skyrocketing," Colosimo said. The scale of investment is also accelerating combined capital expenditure from Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Meta is expected to reach US$715 billion this year. "The markets really focussed on the ...

ASX tech spend drives capex to $200m

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
The ASX's capital expenditure (capex) is set to blow out to between $180 million and $200 million, primarily driven by technology costs and new product development. The new estimates have increased from the previously anticipated $160 million to $180 ...

APRA funding levy rises to $253m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... discussion paper read. Targeting unnecessary spending, the levy will also be used for "intense scrutiny of fund-level expenditure to hold RSE licensees accountable for improving practices, reducing spending that is deemed not in members' best financial ...