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Foreign investors housing ban extended

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
The federal government will extend its ban on foreign investors purchasing existing homes until mid 2029 as part of a sweeping housing and tax reform package aimed at improving affordability and lifting home ownership. Announced in tonight's 2026 ...

Chalmers chooses 'hard road of reform' in Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... reprioritisations, spending restraint and banking all revenue upgrades." Debt is down a further $18 billion in 2026-27 than forecast in the mid-year, saving the government $70 billion in interest costs over the decade. The peak in gross debt is now forecast ...

ASX Advisory Group gives update on corporate governance revision

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... entities, rather than create additional obligations," the communique read. A consultation on the principles will take place in mid-July, which will include a mix of public forums, industry consultations and roadshows, along with written submissions ...

Brighter Super, QIC Ventures invest in ProcurePro

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
Brighter Super and QIC Ventures have backed ProcurePro, a digital procurement platform, boosting the startup's value to more than $100 million. The two parties helped raised $15 million via a Series B round in the hope of scaling the platform which ...

Perpetual to wind up fixed income fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
Perpetual's Dynamic Fixed Income Fund will shutter next month as it failed to reach the required scale to operate in a cost-efficient manner. The fund's investment manager Perpetual Investment Management told investors in a note that after careful ...

BNP Paribas expands APAC presence with new appointment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
BNP Paribas has appointed Gary O'Brien as head of financial intermediaries and corporates (FI&C) client line for securities services in Asia Pacific, effective immediately. Based in Australia, O'Brien will report to Franck Dubois, head of Asia Pacific ...

RBA hikes rates, suggests more to come

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... forecasts see a peak in the trimmed mean of 3.8% in Q2 2026, up from 3.7%, before it falls towards the 2.5% target of the mid-point over the following two years. "The RBA's central case assumes that the Middle East conflict is resolved soon and that ...

DigiCo offloads US asset for $1bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... through a personal matter. This is not the first time Maher has stepped in to run DigiCo, having also taken on the role in mid-2025 when Damon Reid stepped down as chief executive to become chief operating officer and "focus on operational execution ...

Atlas Arteria rejects 'exploitative' IFM takeover bid

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
Atlas Arteria has recommended shareholders reject IFM's hostile takeover bid, calling it "too low, opportunistic and highly conditional". The toll road operator said each independent director will reject IFM's offer and told shareholders to simply ignore ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... also slowed to 3.4%, the slowest rate of growth since 2021. Fed rates were closer to negative three years ago compared to the mid-threes they are in now. It is not a 2022 playbook, according to Grotzinger. "Hence, we see value in the move higher in yields ...