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Challenger injects $3.7bn in BOQ, bolsters private credit book

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
Challenger has injected Bank of Queensland (BOQ) with $3.7 billion of capital via a whole-of-loan sale as it ramps up its private credit push. The $3.7 billion will be used to reduce BOQ's debt funding by about $3.4 billion and return $300 million ...

ASX is 'compromised' and 'lacks aspiration': Final report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... transitions to its new chief executive after Helen Lofthouse announced she would step down in May. ASIC and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have progressed their revised regulatory approach to ASX and are in the process of uplifting their joint supervisory ...

APRA shuffles executive director lineup

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... and deep understanding of risks that entities face and manage." Diamond has also previously held roles with the Royal Bank of Scotland and Merrill Lynch.

Inflation remains firm, May rate hike still in play

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... report also pre-dates the recent surge in petrol prices owing to the war in Iran." Bassanese said this is why the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will not be waiting on the all important quarterly CPI data, due to be released in April. "All up, we'll ...

Geopolitical risks, private credit threaten financial stability: RBA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) warns that with the tremors of geopolitical tensions already being felt, the vulnerabilities of the US and UK private credit markets could spill over to Australia. In its latest Financial Stability Review report ...

Super moves: Future Fund, ART, First Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... technology, risk, and investment strategy, including senior roles at the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Finally, First Super has named its deputy chief executive, Greg Everett, as acting chief executive following the resignation ...

Senate report provides fuel for CGT discount tweak

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... driving the housing crisis, and a simple tweak to tax is not a solution. This view is supported by advice from the Reserve Bank of Australia, citing Treasury and Grattan Institute analysis, which found reducing the discount would have a 'relatively modest' ...

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 ...

Inflation could surge above 4%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... something that the government's very focused on as we put this fifth Budget together in two months' time," he said. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) deputy governor Andrew Hauser said right now, the immediate effect on inflation is the cost of petrol. ...

March RBA hike now on the cards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
Economists have brought forward their Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) interest rate hike forecasts from May to March. Commonwealth Bank head of Australian economics Belinda Allen said the situation has changed quickly. "After hiking the cash rate in ...