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Clime names new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... currently chair of ASX-listed gold mining firm Harmony and a non-executive director of Defence Bank. Lahiff previously was chief executive and managing director of Mortgage Choice. At Heritage Bank and Permanent Trustee, he also served in the role of ...

GDP rise is 'good news that's actually bad news'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... September 2024," he said. "This should calm the RBA's fear of an inflationary wage-price spiral." Meanwhile, Betashares chief economist David Bassanese said the GDP data would not be enough to justify an immediate rate hike. "Overall, despite the stronger ...

UniSuper helps raise $30m for PlasmaLeap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... fertiliser directly on their farms or at local hubs, reducing emissions, input costs and supply-chain dependency. PlasmaLeap chief executive and co-founder Frere Byrne said: "This funding allows us to move from successful trials into real-world deployment ...

Big super to work with Canadian counterparts to drive investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... Australia and excited about the role we can continue to play through this initiative," said PSP Investments president and chief executive Deborah Orida said. "For more than a decade, Australia has been an important market for us. This Memorandum of Understanding ...

Centuria bullish on large format retail sector, launches new fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... blue-chip location within the tightly held Chadstone retail precinct, on highly compelling investment metrics," Centuria chief investment officer Andrew Essey said. "The acquisition has expanded Centuria's LFR platform to $1.8 billion and we maintain ...

AFM, PGIM announce exit from Qld retirement village developer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... has some 800 independent apartments in operation across Brisbane, Toowoomba, the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast. AFM chief investment officer Tim Meurer said despite the growing sector, the return on investment was too great to be ignored. "While ...

Vanguard launches three new funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... that's going to make things that much easier for our investors." At a recent Vanguard investor event, Vanguard global chief economist Joe Davis said: "The more bullish you are on AI, the less you should be overweight on tech and US tech in your portfolio." ...

US exceptionalism may have peaked: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Australian Retirement Trust chief economist Brian Parker told the Financial Standard 2026 Economic Outlook webinar that we're likely going to face more frequent and severe disruptions as a "new world order" appears. Speaking at the event - which ...

Cbus calls for tax reform on TPD payouts in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... and can pay up to 22% tax on claims. The average Cbus TPD claim was sitting at around $103,000 last financial year. Cbus chief executive Kristian Fok said removing tax on all TPD claims, not just those paid after age 60, would make the system easier ...

Financial services' gender pay gap improves at 21.4%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... lowest paid roles should offer a reality check for anyone who thinks Australia has achieved equality in the workplace," WGEA chief executive Mary Wooldridge said. Large differences in discretionary payments, like performances bonuses and overtime hours ...