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Albanese stresses importance of 'economic sovereignty'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
As the conflict in the Middle East continues, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has used his address at the National Press Club to stress the importance of economic sovereignty to support national resilience. Albanese said the government is focused on ...

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

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... independence of its Clearing and Settlement Facility (CS) Boards. As part of ASX's transformation, ASIC also noted its progress on leadership as ASX transitions to its new chief executive after Helen Lofthouse announced she would step down in May. ASIC ...

Super moves: Aware Super, Future Fund, AusSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
Australia's sovereign wealth fund has seen another senior exit, coming just a week after private markets leaders David Bluff and Tammi Fisher stepped down. Simon Fraser, who served as acting executive director of overlays and treasury management ...

Equip Super appoints acting chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... intention to leave the fund at the end of last year. The board has been seeking a replacement since and said it continues to progress the recruitment process for a permanent chief executive. "I'd like to thank Scott Cameron for his exceptional leadership ...

Inflation remains firm, May rate hike still in play

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... report will also include the recent surge in petrol prices," he said. "Of course, depending on how US-Iran 'peace talks' progress in the coming days, petrol prices could soon ease once again, though this won't be early enough to be reflected in the March ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... says. Two steps back The collapses have spelled trouble for the financial advice industry, setting it back and miring any progress it made toward a respectable and trusted profession since the Financial Services Royal Commission. Advisers criticised ...

Fink doubles down on private markets ambitions

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... fundraising plan diversified across infrastructure equity and debt, private financing solutions, and multi-alternatives as we progress toward our goal of US$400 billion in private markets gross fundraising by 2030," Fink said.

Aware Super appoints head of private equity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
Aware Super has appointed Alex Satchcroft as head of private equity, reporting to the newly appointed head of private markets Jenny Newmarch who took on the role last month. As head of private equity, Satchcroft will lead the development and execution ...

APRA kicks off Retirement Reporting Framework consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... publish the data every year from 2027 to produce and deliver insights on fund offerings and member outcomes and help track progress with retirement phase uplift. APRA, for example, proposes member segment-level reporting for product types members hold ...

Chalmers says Budget will make 'hard decisions'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... peak much lower - around 37% of GDP compared to the almost 45% we inherited." However, Chalmers said that while good progress has been made, more needs to be done over the medium-term horizon. "We're overhauling our approvals regimes, strengthening and ...