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Unemployment rate may tip the scale in favour of February RBA hike

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... "While monthly labour force data can be volatile and subject to noise, the December report aligns with the RBA's assessment that labour market conditions remain tight," IG market analyst Tony Sycamore said. "It also validates feedback from RBA liaisons ...

Bullock in 'full solidarity' with Powell

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... said. "The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President." The timing coincides with US inflation ...

Trump 'playing with fire' over Fed indictment threat

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... pretexts. "The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President." Powell said the action threatens ...

GESB alignment strategy sees member, FUM growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... the next 12 to 18 months." Finally, GESB said it is also considering introducing a member app, saying a feasibility assessment will be undertaken before the end of the financial year. "I think it's certainly an area that we acknowledge other funds ...

Equity managers' research most reliant on AI: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... multiple functions, it is actually fixed income managers leading the pack (27%) driven by AI's application in credit risk assessment and macroeconomic forecasting. Private markets exhibit a higher proportion of early deployments (16%), with AI being ...

Most read in 2025: Superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... (TDP) failed APRA's August performance test. Only seven out of the 563 products that APRA tested failed in its assessment, a sharp decrease from the 37 failures recorded in the year prior. 'Less revenue for us': AustralianSuper on closing ...

Treasury seeks feedback on major super tax reform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... - Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Bill 2025 - proposes to amend the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997, Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997, and the Taxation Administration Act 1953 - to introduce a new Division ...

Vanguard identifies strongest asset classes for coming decade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... the full technology cycle. "Overall, these three investment opportunities are both offensive and defensive. This risk assessment holds no matter whether today's AI exuberance ultimately proves rational or not," the report said. Vanguard global chief ...

Morningstar moves to pay-for-play model

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... of Australian private credit and private equity funds from next year, picking Metrics Credit Partners for its first assessment.

ASX suffers another outage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... calling out the exchange numerous times throughout the year for poor practices. In September, the RBA released its 2025 Assessment of the ASX Clearing and Settlement (CS) Facilities, slamming the market operator for continued failures. The RBA determined ...