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Household wealth rises 2.5%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
Total household wealth rose by 2.5%, or $453.7 billion, in the December quarter 2025, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The main reason for the rise was driven by increased property values the value of residential land and dwellings ...

Non-partisan superannuation 'friendship' group formed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
The Super Members Council (SMC) attended the launch of Parliamentary Friends of Superannuation at Parliament House. The "friendship" group brings together members of parliament and senators from across the political spectrum in their shared stewardship ...

Potential US recession in three years: Global insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
Most chief investment officers of global insurers believe the US will fall into a recession within the next three years, largely driven by current geopolitical turmoils, a new survey from Goldman Sachs Asset Management reveals. More professional investors ...

GESB chief bows out after 10 years

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
Western Australia's largest public sector super fund is searching for a new chief executive following the departure of its long-serving leader. Ben Palmer, a former investment manager with GESB, will be replaced by investment chief Paul Taylor on ...

Channel Capital adds distribution director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... said: Keenan's appointment is a deliberate investment in the quality of support we provide to clients. "As allocations to high-quality, uncorrelated strategies become an increasingly important tool in cushioning portfolios against market dislocation ...

Super moves: Aware Super, Future Fund, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
Australia's sovereign wealth fund has seen another senior exit, coming just a week after private markets leaders David Bluff and Tammi Fisher stepped down. Simon Fraser, who served as acting executive director of overlays and treasury management ...

Vanguard launches four new funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... Vanguard expanded its Australian investment range, launching four new investment options in global technology and international high yield in the form of three new ETFs and one unlisted managed fund. Vanguard said the new funds are designed to work as ...

Inflation remains firm, May rate hike still in play

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... inflation results. "As it stands, therefore, it's still likely that the March quarter inflation report will be uncomfortably high, leaving the Reserve Bank under pressure to raise rates again in May. News of a possible peace deal in Iran can't come quickly ...

Soul Patts profit up, returns 9.7%

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
Washington H. Soul Pattinson (Soul Patts), the ASX-listed investment house, has seen its profit increase by more than 600% in the six months to 31 January 2026. Group statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) increased 604.3% to $2.3 billion in the period ...

North adds private markets SMA for retail investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... critical in private markets, where outcomes can vary widely. Our global scale and research capability allows us to identify high-quality opportunities from leading managers, making them accessible in a format that can be more easily implemented in client ...