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Tokenisation could inject $24bn annually: Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Project Acacia, the brainchild of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) to explore a tokenised wholesale asset ecosystem in Australia, has completed its experimental and research phase, which has ...

ASIC flags disclosure flaws in first wave of mandatory climate reports

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... lodgements. While ASIC welcomed the effort made by reporting entities, it identified several areas where disclosures fell short of regulators expectations. The regulator said some entities included disclaimers either within or near sustainability reports ...

Combating modern slavery difficult but not impossible: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... graduate visa holders and employer-sponsored workers. As part of this, international students alone are estimated to be short-changed by about $61 million every week or $3.2 billion per year. The Migrant Justice Institute overwhelmingly found employers ...

AI to outweigh inflation fears in fixed income markets: Allspring

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... and yet credit spreads are lagging," he said. Wise also suggested markets may be underestimating the potential for lower short-term US interest rates under incoming Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh. While investors are currently pricing limited scope ...

Budget boosts fuel security, misses clean energy opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... Federal Budget includes serious tax reform to deal with the housing crisis, but a patchwork of fossil fuel subsidies and short-term handouts that keep us dependent on fossil fuels from volatile regions," Hutley said. At a critical moment in Australia's ...

Senior housing, retail stand out in global property markets: Bedingfield

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
Quay Global Investors says while others invest in data centres and AI-linked infrastructure, the strongest opportunities are being overlooked. As investors crowd into data centres and AI-linked infrastructure, Quay Global Investors portfolio manager ...

Aussie active equity managers lack persistent outperformance: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... consistency and reveals that, regardless of asset class or style focus, active management outperformance tends to be relatively short-lived," authors of the report said. Across the ditch, 2025 also proved to be another challenging year for active funds. ...

Foreign investors housing ban extended

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
The federal government will extend its ban on foreign investors purchasing existing homes until mid 2029 as part of a sweeping housing and tax reform package aimed at improving affordability and lifting home ownership. Announced in tonight's 2026 ...

Calls for CGT, negative gearing reforms 'unanimous': Mulino

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... affordability and intergeneration inequity. Despite the reforms having been touched on by the government, Mulino stopped short of confirming specific details that will appear in the Budget. However, Mulino indicated the government has broadened its focus ...

GQG reports nearly US$10 outflows, keeps FUM stable

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... compared with our forecast decline," he said. However, GQG's earnings outlook "remains weak" and "relative performance over the short and medium term is poor". He also pointed to the rate of net outflows accelerating considerably in recent months. "Accordingly ...