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Major UK pension reforms passed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
The UK has passed legislation requiring pension schemes to prove they're delivering value for money or face consolidation and enables automatic merging of multiple pension pots. The Pension Schemes Bill was passed into law on Wednesday, which will kickstart ...

Australia attracts $18bn for CRE investments in 2025: Knight Frank

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026
... capital. "Heightened geopolitical and economic volatility has reinforced Australia's safe-haven appeal, underpinned by a rare combination of political stability, strong rule of law and market transparency that consistently places it among the world's ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
"I think the odds are on our side." That was the message from Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei at the World Economic Forum in Davos, as the race for global dominance in artificial intelligence (AI) gains historic pace. Anthropic is building the ...

Orbis appoints ex-Antipodes Partners investment director

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... represented portfolio managers, developed strategic content and hosted the Antipodes Good Value podcast. "Alison brings a rare combination of deep global equities expertise and the ability to turn complex ideas into practical insights advisers can use ...

ASIC warns Gen Z against chasing unrealistic crypto gains

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
ASIC has warned younger Australians that cryptocurrency and the like could be setting them up for failure, setting unrealistic expectations on returns, price volatility and long-term investing. A national survey conducted by YouGov found around one ...

Aussie super funds eye global partnerships at US summit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... finance and government on behalf of our members." Vincent highlighted Australia's $4.5 trillion superannuation system as a rare achievement and a force for good. "It's scale continues to grow - set to become the second largest retirement system globally ...

Centuria bullish on large format retail sector, launches new fund

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... is anchored by Bunnings, with Freedom Furniture, e&s, The Good Guys and Revo Fitness as other key retailers. "This was a rare opportunity to secure a well performing LFR asset, in a blue-chip location within the tightly held Chadstone retail precinct ...

Persistent inflation will mean two rate hikes from RBA: Barrenjoey

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... in. "A 1% quarter-on-quarter increase in the trim mean measure of inflation that happened two quarters ago is historically rare, outside of the pandemic it's only happened three times before," McMenamin said. "That isn't something that we think ...

ASIC welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
The Treasurer has appointed a new chair to replace Joe Longo who will serve a period of five years starting on June 1. Sarah Court has been promoted to the top role after serving as deputy chair. Treasurer Jim Chlamer said the Albanese Government will ...

Ascalon turbocharges team with Zenith hire

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... are facing increasing complexity - in markets, regulation, product and client expectations," Roga said. "Steven brings a rare combination of deep technical expertise and practical consulting experience. He understands how investment frameworks actually ...