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RBA lifts the cash rate for first time since 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... produce goods and services, as well as the low run rate. "That we are here is an indictment on the piecemeal and lacklustre nature of reform over the last three decades," he said. "The focus from here should be on lifting the capacity of the economy ...

BPS Financial fined $14m over Qoin Wallet

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... Financial's misconduct and is intended to send a strong message of deterrence to the digital asset industry," he said. "Given the nature of these products, providers must have the appropriate licenses and authorisations, and investors must be able to ...

'No benefit in switching super': AFCA finalises FSGA lead decision

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2026
... adviser did not make adequate inquiries into the complainant's circumstances, failed to properly explain the high-risk nature of the investments, and found there was no demonstrated benefit in switching the super given the high fees. "There was no reasonable ...

Big tech has "inconsequential" carbon emissions planning: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... delaying action now would mean exponentially steeper and costlier reductions will be needed later due to the cumulative nature of emissions. Big names such as Alphabet, AstraZeneca, Meta, Xiaomi, Oracle, BMW, Tencent, Volkswagen, Foxconn, General Motors ...

SEC slams proxy adviser 'oligopoly,' urges AI use

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has slammed the oligopolistic nature of the proxy adviser industry and floated the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to upend their stronghold. Brian Daly, the director of the SEC's division of investment ...

A new landscape for sustainable investing in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... and covers most of the ocean globally. Similarly, the International Sustainability Standards Board is set to develop a nature-related standard in 2026, that draws on the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure (TNFD) framework. Prioritisation ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... initially expected," he says. Turner stresses that merging systems must be done with care, especially given the sensitive nature of member data. "Super funds are custodians of vast amounts of personal information. That data must be protected with the ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... investments can be a complementary addition to holdings in more risky assets such as equities." Wood also agreed that by the nature of fixed incomes' defensive characteristics of low drawdown risk, negative or low correlation to equities is likely ...

TT Investments improves cash offer for 360 Capital shares

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... takeover is identical to the previous takeover offer by TT Investments, and the 360 Capital business has not changed in nature since the close of the previous takeover, the IBC is maintaining a unanimous recommendation that TGP Securityholders should ...

Sequoia expects earnings hit from Shield, First Guardian

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... pertaining to the licensee and adviser services division. "The impairment of intangible assets adjustment are non-cash in nature and will not affect underlying operating cash flow or the ongoing performance of the group's core business units," Sequoia ...