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Global concentration risks to reorient investors: JBWere

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... been performing very strongly." From an asset allocation perspective, JBWere said fixed income is attractive as real inflation-adjusted returns for the asset class are amongst the strongest they have been in two decades. "The conflict in the Middle East ...

HESTA, Cbus, Mercer report super returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... opportunities, with a particular focus on global unlisted property and private equity," Miller said. With persistent inflation and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty likely in the year ahead, Sawtell-Rickson said HESTA is staying focused on investments ...

Vanguard delivers double-digit returns, Rest comes just shy

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... increased demand for digital infrastructure and the global energy transition while cautioning that geopolitical tensions, inflation and artificial intelligence would continue to drive market volatility. Meanwhile, Vanguard Super's Lifecycle option returned ...

CGT, negative gearing changes to become a law

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... businesses will be eligible for generous CGT concessions, Chalmers said. The 50% CGT discount will be replaced with inflation-adjusted indexation as the federal government seeks to restore the taxation of real gains. This takes back the CGT discount ...

Inflation cools, RBA facing 'uncomfortable trade-off'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... Index (CPI) rose 4% in the 12 months to May 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "Annual CPI inflation in May was 4%, down from 4.2% in the year to April," ABS head of prices statistics Rachael McCririck said. "Trimmed mean annual ...

Small fee increases cost nest eggs $77k: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... overpay without realising the long-term impact. Vanguard Australia chief of personal investor Renae Smith said rising inflation and cost-of-living pressures make it more important for retirement savings to work efficiently. "Australians are careful about ...

Union calls on RBA staff to reject pay offer

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... urged Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) staff to reject a proposed wage deal, arguing the offer fails to keep pace with inflation and risks driving skilled employees from the central bank. The dispute centres on a proposed enterprise agreement that would ...

Start-ups, small businesses win CGT reform carveouts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... consider that to be a finished piece of work," he said. On Budget night, Labor proposed replacing the 50% CGT discount with inflation-adjusted indexation to take back the CGT discount to the pre-1999 framework. Apart from the announcement made yesterday ...

Acenda in the hot seat over enterprise agreement

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... spend time with my partner and children. To take that away for a pay rise that probably is not going to be higher than inflation is not good enough." An Acenda spokesperson told Financial Standard the FSU statement does not accurately reflect its proposed ...

ASIC puts private credit on notice ahead of EOFY

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... while most funds continue to manage liquidity adequately, buffers are tightening and macroeconomic pressures, including inflation, rising costs and supply disruptions are affecting borrower performance. While redemption requests are contained, higher ...