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Apex to acquire Mercer's super admin business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
Apex Group is taking over Mercer's stand-alone superannuation administration operations. Apex said the strategic lift-out enables it to integrate Mercer's experienced administration team and operational capabilities directly into its own business, enhancing ...

M&A activity falls to two-year lows: LSEG

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
Despite significant growth in domestic merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in 2025, total volumes have fallen to a two-year low, London Stock Exchange Group's (LSEG) insight shows. The Australia Investment Banking Review Full Year 2025 report ...

Investors weigh risks amid Venezuelan crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... holds the world's largest proven oil reserves, estimated at more than 300 billion barrels, alongside substantial deposits of gold, iron ore, bauxite and strategic minerals. However, years of sanctions, underinvestment and operational collapse left infrastructure ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... AI. However, Turner warns underlying data must be structured and business ready. "The ideal in medallion architecture is gold layer which everyone is aspiring to, but with all the other technical advancements and integrations happening this can become ...

Trustees up sponsorship deals, Hostplus takes lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... than $7.5 million on soccer, AFL and rugby union clubs, with the Australian Football League receiving $1.9 million and the Gold Coast Suns taking in $1.3 million, in the last financial year. This makes Hostplus the biggest spender on sponsorship contracts ...

Super tax receipts to increase by $10.9bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... from higher nominal private sector activity and a near-term increase in mining profits reflecting higher bulk commodity and gold prices." All in all, Treasury said MYEFO delivered a stronger budget, with lower deficits and less debt over the forward ...

Three megatrends to watch in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
Experts have identified the megatrends that are likely to play out in financial markets in 2026. Speaking to Financial Standard, policy changes coming out of the US, sticky inflation and how the artificial intelligence (AI) boom progresses will be the ...

ASIC takes action on Spice Capital Partners, founder

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... Brothers Arms. In the six months to July 2024, Oxlade raised at least $1.45 million from investors purported to be invested in gold-salvage operations from shipwrecks in the Solomon Islands and refining high-value mineral sands located on Queensland ...

JBWere partners to enhance advisers' portfolio analytic capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... JBWere's advisers to model the potential impact of macroeconomic events and market scenarios like pandemics or the recent gold price spikes on client portfolios, guiding them to make informed decisions. The advanced risk management and portfolio construction ...

UBS, RQI deliver for EM investors: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... delivering 20.5% p.a. Across all asset classes, the top-performing product over the 12-month period was the Betashares Global Gold Miners Currency Hedged ETF, delivering a whopping 105.3% p.a. The analysis found that gold mining-focused ETFs were the ...