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Oil price shock to hit consumers 'relatively quickly': RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
RBA assistant governor Sarah Hunter said the central bank expects firms to pass-through higher input costs due to the Middle East conflict to consumers relatively quickly. Speaking at the Bloomberg Forum for Investment Managers event in Sydney, Hunter ...

Buyer beware: Private credit as a defensive play

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... tackle this, they should first start with defining what private credit is. "Private credit is a loan that's not on a bank balance sheet, and not in the bond markets, but a loan on a spectrum of risk, [ranging from] investment-grade replacements to ...

ASFA joins Finance Industry Council of Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
The Association of Superannuation Funds Australia (ASFA) has joined the Finance Industry Council of Australia (FICA), marking the first time the superannuation sector has formally been represented within the peak coordinating body for Australia's broader ...

Advent builds Australian presence with new appointment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... sovereign wealth fund, the Future Fund. Her previous board roles include positions as Macquarie Group, National Australia Bank, AMP, Quantas Airways, Wesfarmers and Avia. Prior to her board career, Cross held senior executive roles across seven countries ...

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 ...

Plato launches global shares ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
Plato Investment Management is broadening access to its Plato Global Shares Income Fund with the launch of an active ETF version on the ASX, marking its third investment solution on the exchange. The Plato Global Shares Income Fund - Active ETF (ASX ...

Law blocking abusers hiding super assets passes parliament

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
The government has passed landmark legislation allowing victim survivors of child sexual abuse to access the superannuation assets of convicted offenders who fail to pay court ordered compensation. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services ...

Aussie investors entering 'regime shift': VanEck

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... according to VanEck, which warned investors may be entering a "regime shift" following this week's sharp sell-off of Commonwealth Bank. In its 2026 Australian Equities Outlook, the global asset manager said the $30 billion wipeout in CBA's market value ...

Aequitas hires former Vanguard consultant

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... Aequitas has also appointed Tea Van Ross (nee May) as head of strategy and client delivery. Ross had worked at Commonwealth Bank as senior process manager at CommSec product & customer experience.

ASX names Lofthouse's successor

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... issues last year affecting its clearing and settling system. It was advised to have "considerable work to do" by the Reserve Bank of Australia to meet the central bank's expectations for an operator of critical market infrastructure. To rectify the ...