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Emerging markets progress from consumption to innovation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... Association (SIAA) Conference. "People I speak to, having had a lot of USD exposure, now think, 'Maybe at the margin, my next dollar should be invested in another part of the world, maybe a faster-growth part of the world, or a cheaper part of the ...

Investors thrust into rules of the 'jungle': Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... story that's booming, but broader than that as well." Australia, though, is an outlier compared to its peers. Over the next 12 months, Mousina predicts the Reserve Bank of Australia will raise the base rate twice. At the May meeting, interest rates ...

CFS plots 'largest' retirement product expansion with new alliance

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... platform, as well as a Pension Bonus feature for eligible CFS members in August, with further solutions to be introduced over the next 12 months. AMP, also offering retirement income products via AMP Super and North platform, stated they are "pleased" ...

Government to fast track low-risk foreign investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... 2024. The changes will set a new performance target to decide all low-risk applications within 30 days from the beginning of next year. It will also update and remove ineffective conditions on existing foreign investment approvals. The government will ...

Vital Business Partners names chief executive

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... oversee the management of VBP. VBP has appointed former Godfrey Pembroke chief executive Mark Fisher to lead the group into its next phase of growth, effective June 1. Prior to Godfrey Pembroke, Fisher was the managing director of Securitor, and held ...

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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... inflation forecast higher in the near term. It expects the oil prices shock to put upward pressure on inflation over the next year, contributing around 0.4% to underlying inflation in the March quarter of 2027. Hunter said the oil price shock will have ...

SIAA focuses mission on building prosperity for investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Outlining its mission for the next three years, the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) will prioritise building prosperity for investors, underscored by strong advocacy work, fostering connections and raising awareness about a dynamic ...

Russell Investments hires from BT

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... designing, constructing and managing investment solutions for financial advisers, and I look forward to contributing to the next phase of growth." Last month Russell Investments also appointed a new head of superannuation in NGS Super's Ben Facer. ...

ASIC furthers simplification with regulatory roadmaps

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... roadmaps, improving ASIC registers through the RegistryConnect program, and expanding digital transactions. ASIC said for the next six months it will prioritise working with APRA and other regulators to streamline and consolidate data requests and support ...

Tokenisation could inject $24bn annually: Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... distributed ledger infrastructure for research purposes, demonstrating Australia's capability to play a leading role in the next generation of financial market infrastructure." The opportunity now is to build on the momentum from Project Acacia by translating ...