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SMEs prepare for Payday Super cashflow crunch

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
The Payday Super reforms, effective from July, will hit cashflows of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as they scramble to pay superannuation to employees sooner. Earlypay chief executive James Beeson has urged SMEs to begin preparing for the Payday ...

AustralianSuper backs BlueScope rejecting $13bn bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... the offer and to remain focused on executing the company's strategy without distraction," the spokesperson said. "The current offer for BlueScope does not reflect what we presently believe is the underlying value of the business. Based on our current ...

Apex to acquire Mercer's super admin business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
Apex Group is taking over Mercer's stand-alone superannuation administration operations. Apex said the strategic lift-out enables it to integrate Mercer's experienced administration team and operational capabilities directly into its own business, enhancing ...

Inflation pulls back in November

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... several reasons," Smith said. "Most importantly, confidently concluding that the economy has hit its speed limit - the current fashion among some forecasters to justify a rate hike - implies that measuring the economy's potential rate of growth is an ...

No room for a neutral stance in 2026: BlackRock

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... this is occurring against a backdrop of already highly leveraged public sector balance sheets," the report said. Based on current trends, BlackRock said that it sees opportunities in private credit and infrastructure supporting this financing. "Elevated ...

China's two speed economies: Which one wins?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
Fund managers are increasingly looking at China for opportunities in the high-growth sectors, as government policies tackle structural concerns in the Chinese economy. Most remain cautiously optimistic as they assess whether the new engine of the economy ...

Small win for First Guardian victims amid platform transition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
First Guardian victims who have been forced to remain members of the super funds that wronged them are now able to transfer out. Since the collapse of the investment scheme, members of AusPrac Super and YourChoice Super were essentially forced to remain ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... stronger than expected economic data, the futures market is now pricing that official interest rates will rise to 4% from the current 3.6% over the next 12 months," Wood said. Insight Investors, however, is taking a different position. "In contrast we ...

Resolution Capital rejects takeover bid for National Storage REIT

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... Asset Management and GIC for $2.86 cash per stapled security. The global listed real assets manager said it believes the current takeover offer for the self-storage provider is inadequate. "As long-standing investors in NSR, we do not believe the bid ...

Diversa hit with additional licence conditions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... with APRA to demonstrate Diversa's robust investment governance and provide assurance to APRA in relation to Diversa's current processes and practices and to discharge Diversa's obligations under the additional licence conditions." Diversa acts as trustee ...