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Inflation pulls back in November

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... rolling off, higher tariffs flowing through to consumer prices, and geopolitical conflicts impacting major supply chains - not to mention the stickiness of services and housing inflation - keeping it on a tight leash this year will not be straightforward," ...

ATO to restrict travel over unpaid super obligations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... relating to unpaid employee superannuation, and taxes withheld from employees' wages, or collected from customers as GST - but not passed on to the government. The ATO said the increased use of DPOs is just one example of the "strong and deliberate" ...

Fund managers 'remarkably positive' despite headwinds: Frontier

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... grow over the next five years, other than via market growth, an overwhelming majority are optimistic - a sentiment that has not wavered since the survey kicked off in 2014. Some 93.9% of managers are predicting business growth between now and 2030. This ...

China's two speed economies: Which one wins?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
Fund managers are increasingly looking at China for opportunities in the high-growth sectors, as government policies tackle structural concerns in the Chinese economy. Most remain cautiously optimistic as they assess whether the new engine of the economy ...

Investors weigh risks amid Venezuelan crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... enforceability, and asset control will be decisive factors in determining which capital participates and at what scale. "This is not an indiscriminate opportunity. Returns will depend on structure, jurisdiction and local insight. Investors who treat ...

Australians fearful of getting their investments wrong: CFS

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... investments despite the fact they are savings vehicles. CFS warned those products struggle to keep pace with inflation and are not designed for the long-term. Observing the trend, CFS said Australians are missing out on one of the most effective ways ...

Retail investors cautiously confident in 2026: ASA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... executives being rewarded regardless of shareholder returns, ASA chief executive Rachel Waterhouse described. "Retail investors are not asking for perfection, they are asking for discipline: pay for realised performance and capital allocation decisions ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... the 'head of' levels," he says. Parity Consulting managing director Victoria Butt says most super fund mergers are not simple when it comes to their people, and roles are rarely 'like for like'. She notes that some talents may be promoted ...

Global sovereign wealth fund assets grow to $15tn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) crossed US$15 trillion in assets under management for the first time in December 2025 and, together with public pension funds (PPFs) and central banks (CBs), now manage US$60 trillion in assets and reserves. Global SWF's ...

Rate hikes expected in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... likely keep the cash rate steady at 3.6%, while a reading of 1% or higher could trigger a 25bp hike in February." However, not all experts agree. Betashares chief economist David Bassanese said there is still a possibility the RBA will cut interest rates ...