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Inflation remains firm, May rate hike still in play

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... conflict, suggesting the next RBA hike may not be until August," Robertson said. "The front loading of the two hikes this year, after the 5-4 vote for the March hike, has prioritised inflation ahead of jobs in the RBA dual-mandate, so leaves the next ...

Adviser reprimanded over clients' loss of cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... and TPD was funded through their super funds. As a result, the clients forfeited their cover. The error was identified a year later, the FSCP explained, with the adviser notifying their licensee and arranging an insurance review. The panel determined ...

AFCA names inaugural chief scams officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has named its inaugural chief scams officer, as flagged earlier this month. David Lacey has been appointed to the newly created role. Most recently, Lacey was the founder and chief executive of IDCARE ...

Yarra hunts for superior returns outside ASX giants

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
The 280 companies on the ASX 300 beyond the top 20 blue chip names can offer investors superior risk-adjusted returns, Yarra Capital Management chair and head of Australian equities Dion Hershan said. Speaking at the Financial Standard Advisers Big ...

Soul Patts profit up, returns 9.7%

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... flows. It has declared an ordinary dividend of 48 cents per share, an increase of 9.1%, marking 2026 as its 28 th consecutive year of increasing dividends, it said. Commenting, Soul Patts managing director and chief executive Todd Barlow described the ...

Contact Asset Management terminates sole fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... performance, with the firm saying the latest unaudited unit price data shows the fund achieved a return of 18.6% over the past year "which compares favourably to a blended S&P/ASX Mid-cap 50 & S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index which has returned ...

ETF home bias more prominent amid global unrest: BlackRock

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... It's flagship IOZ ETF, which provides investors exposure to Australian S&P/ASX200 stocks, saw flows rise by over 50% year to date. BlackRock Australia iShares ETF and index investments specialist Tamara Haban-Beer Stats said investors are not completely ...

HESTA announces another executive exit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... opportunities. This comes after chief executive Debby Blakey also announced she would be stepping down in the second half of the year after working with the fund for more than 17 years, including 11 years at the helm. Blakey said she was leaving the ...

Pepper Money rejects Challenger's bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... application flow continues to show positive momentum in both mortgages and asset finance. For the first two months of the year, applications exceeded the same period in 2025 by 21% with originations 24% higher versus the corresponding prior period," ...

U Ethical chief executive departs, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
U Ethical has appointed a new chief executive to replace the outgoing Mathew Browning. Browning is passing the reins to Brett Jollie, who is joining the company on April 7, after spending more than eight years at the helm. U Ethical chair Fiona Pearse ...