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Rest returns 'healthy' 9.22% to members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... cuts. In contrast, recent data in Australia has indicated a broad-based rise in price pressures," Clancy said. "With household budgets under pressure and consumer confidence weakening, how central banks navigate inflation in 2026 will have a direct impact ...

Productivity Commission makes 47 recommendations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
The government released the final reports of the Productivity Commission's five pillars of productivity inquiries - containing 47 recommendations to support productivity growth across five key areas of the economy. "Australia's productivity ...

UniSuper acquires $200m industrial assets portfolio

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
In an off-market transaction, UniSuper has acquired a portfolio of high-quality industrial assets in Brisbane, Queensland. The portfolio includes three modern manufacturing, warehouse and logistics assets located in the south-western corridor of Brisbane's ...

Stonepeak acquires gas distribution network in Queensland

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
Global infrastructure manager Stonepeak will acquire Allgas, a gas distribution network in Queensland. The US$80 billion asset manager has bought the network from APA Group, Marubeni Corporation, and other shareholders for an undisclosed amount. Allgas ...

RBA hike may come as soon as February

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... rate hike as early as February. "We believe a tight labour market, new (higher) inflation forecasts, strong housing and household consumption all point to monetary policy being too accommodative," Citi economist Faraz Syed. "Therefore, we shift our no ...

ASIC issues $2.2m infringement notices

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... infringement notices to 12 large proprietaries companies for failing to lodge their FY24 audited financial reports on time. The household names facing infringement notices include Aje Hold, Bing Lee Electrics, Bob Jane Corporation, Frank Green Holdings ...

RBA opts to keep cash rate on hold

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
At its meeting yesterday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) reached a monetary policy decision to keep the cash rate unchanged at 3.6%. In explaining why, the board warned of possible rate rises in 2026 as it takes a more cautious response to inflationary ...

CEFC invests $35m in Starling Energy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2025
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is investing $35 million through the CEFC Household Energy Upgrades Fund (HEUF) in Starling Energy Group, which operates via its retail brand Plico. CEFC said the investment will help reduce household energy ...

Financially savvy Australians can add $1.2tn to wealth: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... has found that if all Australians were to reach a level of advanced financial capability, it could uplift aggregate household wealth by $1.2 trillion, equal to $122,950 per household. The Big Lift report by Deloitte in collaboration with Iress draws ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... from being almost entirely reliant on property to creating an "equity culture" slowly, steadying China to underwrite household balance sheets and household confidence. "If that occurs, then how much of our stuff do they need into perpetuity? We shall ...