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Tokenisation could inject $24bn annually: Project Acacia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Project Acacia, the brainchild of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) to explore a tokenised wholesale asset ecosystem in Australia, has completed its experimental and research phase, which has ...

AI to outweigh inflation fears in fixed income markets: Allspring

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... also suggested markets may be underestimating the potential for lower short-term US interest rates under incoming Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh. While investors are currently pricing limited scope for rate cuts, Wise said he expects future monetary ...

Budget boosts fuel security, misses clean energy opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... country. The package includes a $10 billion investment in immediate fuel supplies and a permanent Australian Fuel Security Reserve to obtain fuels and fertiliser. "We're helping businesses and manufacturers bolster supply chains, with $1 billion ...

ASX names Lofthouse's successor

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... technical issues last year affecting its clearing and settling system. It was advised to have "considerable work to do" by the Reserve Bank of Australia to meet the central bank's expectations for an operator of critical market infrastructure. To ...

Australian ETF market surges to record $346bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... infrastructure spending and semiconductor demand. At the same time, flows into fixed income and cash strategies increased as the Reserve Bank of Australia delivered its third-interest rate rise of the year in early May, reinforcing expectations that ...

ASX Advisory Group gives update on corporate governance revision

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... following concerns around the governance and operational aspects of ASX over recent years, it is currently chaired by former Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe. The group also welcomed seven new members in the beginning of the year, including ...

RBA hikes rates, suggests more to come

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hiked interest rates by 0.25% at the May meeting, bringing the official cash rate to 4.35%. This hike has now fully reversed the 75bps of cuts delivered last year and the cash rate is now in-line with its peak during ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... to increase its interest rate duration positioning, once it was comfortable that the market was adequately pricing the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) likely response to inflation. "Our portfolios also increased their overweight to inflation-linked ...

Major UK pension reforms passed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... would have allowed the government to dictate allocation levels to certain asset classes have been watered down. While a reserve power to mandate how funds invest remains in the bill, guardrails were put in place to monitor the use of this, including ...

Australia averts recession but not slowdown: JPMAM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... The fund manager is expecting just one rate hike at the upcoming meeting on May 5. In the US, it predicts the Federal Reserve will potentially cut rates this year rather than increase them. Europe and parts of Asia, meanwhile, may not fare as well. "Europe ...