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REI Super realigns leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
REI Super has restructured its leadership team and hired a chief risk officer in the process. Following its recent administration transition to SS&C, REI Super completed a structural review, opting to fold all its member services functions under one ...

HESTA snags TelstraSuper investment leader

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... added Misic's experience would support HESTA's efforts to capitalise on long-term opportunities for members in a fast-changing environment. "Kate has broad and deep experience navigating a range of market conditions and asset classes, including ...

Government aims to 're-make' NDIS, redirect funding to aged care

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... scheme's growth rate will also be halved to 5% a year under the changes. "Right now, the NDIS costs too much and is growing too fast, put alongside any comparable government program," Butler said. "And unless we take action to make it sustainable, it ...

Rest strengthens investment approach, digital member services

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... largely revolving around artificial intelligence (AI). "The situation in the Middle East remains uncertain. A relatively fast resolution is likely to see markets stabilise, although oil prices may take some time to ease as supply is normalised. This ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... of spending should decelerate with businesses already exhausting free cash flow. "The ramp up in capex has been incredibly fast, a lot faster than it was in the dot-com bubble.... there's no real dry powder left for [capex] growth to continue increasing," ...

Inflation remains firm, May rate hike still in play

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.7% in the 12 months to February 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The 3.7% annual CPI inflation to February eased slightly from the 3.8% annual CPI inflation to January," ABS head of ...

Australia finalises 'landmark' trade agreement with European Union

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... communities where many resources, critical minerals and clean energy sectors are based. However, the agreement will also fast-track Australia's participation in Horizon Europe - a seven-year initiative for sustainable development - and enhance our defence ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... First Guardian, telling investors that it needed "to allow for a restructure of the master fund and its underlying funds." Fast forward to February 2025, Falcon Capital said the suspension remained as lifting it was "contingent upon the receipt of significant ...

Chalmers says Budget will make 'hard decisions'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the Federal Budget being handed down in May will make some "tough decisions" as the Australian economy faces uncertain times ahead. Chalmers said as the conflict in the Middle East continues, Treasury estimates inflation ...

Another RBA hike in May 'not a done deal'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hiked the cash rate by 0.25% to 4.1% at yesterday's meeting, citing a "material risk" that inflation will stay above the central bank's target range of 2-3%. The decision to hike was all but split, with five voting ...