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US exceptionalism may have peaked: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... world, where the geopolitical angle is very much front and centre. We are in a multi polar world where great power competition, in an economic sense, in a defence sense, is going to be a regular and ongoing feature," Parker said. "The other thing that's ...

Research reveals 'alarming spike' in super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... third-party influences and not by long-term professional financial planning in their best financial interests. "Healthy competition and choice are long-term features of Australia's super system, but that is not what appears to be occurring here," SMC ...

The three telltale signs of termination for ETPs: Rainmaker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... this and higher spreads, these should be considered the early flags that managers need to address." He added that, as competition in the space heats up, products that lose attention often face widening spreads and deteriorating depth, meaning investor ...

Productivity slumps again, capital injection needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... owned, governments can improve the ways that firms allocate and manage capital resources, including by strengthening competition and increasing access to finance," he said. "Further research into firm practices and economic conditions in countries like ...

HNWs, retirees key battlegrounds for platforms: SuitabilityHub

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... SuitabilityHub. The annual Platform Market Wrap Report revealed HNWs are the "strategic battleground" amid fierce competition among providers as they build wholesale-only propositions, non-custodial administration services and expand access to sophisticated ...

Division 296 bill tabled, suggested reforms fall on 'deaf ears'

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... measure that it knows the coalition will oppose, and that is a change to superannuation which restricts choice, reduces competition and rewards union aligned industry funds," O'Brien said. "Labor has bundled together these various measures not because ...

Acenda announces two C-suite appointments

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... Uniquely positioned with the scale, ambition and support of Nippon Life, we're delivering much-needed innovation and competition across the industry."

Macquarie sees 'substantially' higher profits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... The home loan portfolio grew 7% in the quarter to $172.2 billion. This was partially offset by lower margins due to competition and changes in the portfolio mix. Commodities and global markets continued to outperform due to higher income across asset ...

Mulino acknowledges some regulation 'not thought through'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... working to streamline processes. "The Regulatory Initiatives Grid was something which came out of a major inquiry into competition and economic dynamism in the previous term, and that's something which forces government to basically publish and acknowledge ...

Review launched into thin capitalisation reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers, Minister for Financial Services Daniel Mulino and Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury Andrew Leigh have tasked the Board of Taxation to undertake an independent review of the government's ...