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SMSFs continue to demonstrate competitive edge: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... APRA funds outperform SMSFs at the median, stronger upper-tail outcomes in the SMSF sector often lift average SMSF returns above their institutional counterparts," he said. "Our data suggest that a majority of SMSFs achieve performance outcomes that ...

Fixed income becoming an ETP staple: Rainmaker

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... "This pattern remained consistent across all fee levels. For managers in higher fee bands, demonstrating clear value-add above low-cost alternatives remained the central challenge," it said. Core equity continued to attract the bulk of demand, consistent ...

Top investment teams built on diverse views, transparency

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... what's happening, share the company strategy-bring them along for the journey rather than just handing down instructions from above. People perform better when they understand the bigger picture." At the board level, MSCI's latest research showed ...

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

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... positive news, it will be a concern for the Reserve Bank (RBA). The RBA is already of the view that the economy is operating above its potential." Smith added that the central bank may be alarmed that there was no labour productivity growth recorded ...

US exceptionalism may have peaked: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... pose a threat to already sticky inflation in Australia, but also around the world. "We have inflation that is uncomfortably above target, both here in Australia and a range of other economies. We do think that some of these disruptions that we're ...

Financial services' gender pay gap improves at 21.4%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... study finds. Albeit a marginal improvement from last year's 22.2%, the gender pay gap for the sector still rides high above the national benchmark of 11.2%. According to the Employer Gender Pay Gaps Report, financial services top the industries with ...

US and Israel strike Iran: What it means for investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... order," he said. "As a rough proxy for a major conflict, the Russian invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 brought oil prices above US$100 for a prolonged period with brief peaks above US$120. Oil prices as they stand are pricing in a limited conflict of ...

Persistent inflation will mean two rate hikes from RBA: Barrenjoey

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... persistent inflation. "This is just a sign to us that conditions are not tight enough at a time when inflation is clearly well above target," he said. The key difference, McMenamin noted, between the domestic and other economies around the world is that ...

AustralianSuper reduces fees on Member Direct option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... will also be reduced. Currently, for transaction amounts up to $13,000 a $13 brokerage fee applies, and for transactions above $13,000 a 0.10% rate is applied. From March 28, a $10 brokerage fee will apply on the first $12,500 of a transaction, the next ...

Inflation to peak in mid-2026 before it rebalances: RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) expects inflation to peak in mid-2026 and moderate to a little above the midpoint of the 2-3% range by mid-2028 as the economy returns to balance. RBA head of economic analysis department Michael Plumb struck a slightly ...