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Australian profits flat as global earnings soar to record highs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... at the half-yearly or quarterly results reported by firms up to the end of November 2025. Annual profits in 2025 for Australian companies in the index came in at US$67.7 billion ($100.5bn), up from US$66.3 billion ($98.5bn) in 2024, with revenue rising ...

Sovereign funds, instos raise $217m for Qld space tech developer

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... and universal superannuation are products of ambitious and forward-looking Labor governments - focused on boosting Australian ingenuity, backing local ideas and creating good jobs in our regions." Meanwhile, NRFC chief executive David Gall said Gilmour ...

The revolving door of opportunities for advisers in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
The new year opens a window of opportunities for financial advisers amid a volatile global market and growing geopolitical tensions. One of the major opportunities in 2026 that is tipped to garner huge demand for financial advice is retirement. "There ...

Improvised super tax poses unfair, inequitable outcomes: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... credits and the other does not," Webb continued. "This creates artificial incentives that could push trustees away from Australian equities, potentially harming both retirement outcomes and capital markets more broadly. "Given the complexity and long-term ...

ETFs continue to drive managed accounts adoption: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
New research found almost three quarters of Australian financial advisers (73%) used ETFs for their clients' portfolios last year, as the investment vehicle plays an increasingly significant role in managed accounts. The number is set to increase to ...

ASIC returns $40m of CFD losses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
ASIC has secured the return of nearly $40 million to more than 38,000 retail investors as it continues to drive substantial compliance improvement across Australia's contracts for difference (CFD) sector following a whole of industry review. CFDs ...

Aware Super bets big on data centre boom

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... of this opportunity," said Aware Super's head of infrastructure Mark Hector. Aware Super is already invested in Australian specialist fibre and networks solutions provider Vocus, New Zealand's third-largest telecommunications firm 2Degrees, US-based ...

Oxfam calls for net wealth tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
The average Australian billionaires' wealth grew by almost $600,000 a day in the past year, or over $10.5 billion collectively, Oxfam research found. Globally, billionaire wealth jumped by over 16% in 2025, three times faster than the past five-year ...

MWL complainants given $100k in lead decision outcome

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has finalised its review of MWL Financial Services' lead decision, confirming the business, which is in liquidation, did not act in the complainant's best interest. In December, AFCA unveiled the ...

Trump imposes tariffs as Greenland bid escalates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... intimidation or threat can influence us, neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world," Macron said. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Australia recognises Greenland's sovereignty. "Our position is that it is a sovereign ...