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Tribeca Financial promote four new equity partners

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
Tribeca Financial has promoted four senior advisers to its equity partnership, recognising their contributions to the advice firm's client relationships, technical capabilities and culture as it continues to grow. Jake Boulter, Rachael Holder, Ben Jongebloed ...

Showcase: A technical advantage

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
... planning the best mix of these four components that clients can flex their spending muscle more confidently, not just at the start, but throughout their retirement. Lowe cites a case study of a 67-year-old client couple who own their home, with $1 million ...

TAL launches takeover bid for Challenger

ELIZA BAVIN, VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
... informed in accordance with its continuous disclosure obligations." The offer coincided with Challenger reporting a strong start to FY27, with total sales rising 52% to $4.4 billion as demand for guaranteed retirement income and fixed-term annuities ...

Euroz Hartleys names chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2026
... Kalaf will retire. McKenzie added: "These important appointments and reorganisation of your new go forward business mark the start of the next chapter of focus and growth for Euroz Hartleys." "All of these appointments respect our long and successful ...

IMF sees inflation above RBA target through 2027

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Australia's inflation to ease to 3.1% in 2027 from 3.9% this year, leaving it outside the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) target range of 2% to 3%. The IMF's latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) estimates ...

Flexible work fails to follow women into leadership

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... the availability of flexible work and its accessibility to senior employees. More than 90% of organisations offer flexible start and finish times in 2024-25, while 86% offered part-time work. However, just 13.2% had designed management roles to be performed ...

Equip Super launches new campaign with Supercars champion

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2026
Equip Super has welcomed supercars champion James Courtney as an ambassador to advocate early retirement planning for Australians. This comes as national research shows over half of the population doesn't have a formal financial plan. The research also ...

Former Income AM director launches fixed income advisory

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2026
A former Income Asset Management executive director has launched Ancora Fixed Income Advisory (AFIA) for high-net-worth (HNW) clients targeting the defensive asset class. After a two-year stint at Income Asset Management, and close to 30 years' experience ...

Interest rates at highest level in 15 years

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
The monetary policy board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) unanimously agreed to increase the interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.6%, the highest level since 2011. The RBA said the hike was a result of inflation remaining "elevated" and risks ...

Super funds risk market concentration in US: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
While Australian investors have become accustomed to domestic equity markets being dominated by banks and miners, the problem is becoming more prominent overseas presenting a fresh problem for institutional investors. Research from Scientific Beta found ...