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Australia evades tariff shocks, CPI to surge in 2026: UN

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... including the US tariffs. However, inflation has increased in recent months, as reflected in the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data published earlier this month, which revealed that the CPI rose 3.4% in the 12 months to November 2025. Although ...

A new landscape for sustainable investing in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
In its recent Sustainable Investing Trends report, Morningstar Sustainalytics provided a comprehensive review of sustainable investing in 2025 and market insights for the new year. Characterising 2025 as an "undeniably challenging year for ESG and sustainable ...

Inflation pulls back in November

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.4% in the 12 months to November 2025, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The 3.4% annual CPI inflation to November was down from 3.8% to October," ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt ...

Australians fearful of getting their investments wrong: CFS

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... selected the asset class if they could only invest into one asset, despite data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showing national house prices rose just 3.5% in the year to 30 June 2025 and rental yields sitting a roughly 3%. Further, about ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
In 2019, then APRA chair Wayne Byres had a blunt message for superannuation funds: "Are you going to get better, or are you going to get out?" The question marked the decisive shift in the regulator's tone, making its agenda explicit: super funds ...

TT Investments improves cash offer for 360 Capital shares

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
Following the unsuccessful takeover effort in September, TT Investments has updated its bid to acquire the shares it doesn't already own in ASX-listed investment manager 360 Capital Group (ASX: TGP). TT Investments is the largest shareholder of ...

Frontier recruits operating chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
Frontier Advisors has appointed a senior executive to oversee its expanded operations following its absorption of a 15-strong investment team from State Super. Louise Hulley will join Frontier as its first chief operations officer. The appointment follows ...

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 ...

Hearts & Minds, WAM slash stakes in Corporate Travel Management

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
Hearts & Minds Investments (HM1) is the latest fund manager to write off its stake in the beleaguered Corporate Travel Management (CTD), while Wilson Asset Management slashed its value by 50%. The ASX-listed travel and accommodation agency services ...

RBA hike may come as soon as February

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
Recent employment data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has shown the nation may be at an inflection point, highlighting the challenges the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will face in setting policy next year. Citi economists have changed ...