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Government looks to better define roles of regulators

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... schemes (MIS) in particular, play a very important role in collective investments. They play a critical role across our economy, but there is also a risk here in that for retail investors to go into MISs often creates risks that are disproportionate ...

Senate report provides fuel for CGT discount tweak

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... final report also said the design of the discount has the potential to distort the allocation of investment across the economy, with existing homes making up a significant amount of capital gains that benefit from the discount. Perhaps most damning ...

Inflation could surge above 4%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... Treasury reportedly predicting it will rise above 4%. "I've made it really clear that we had an inflation challenge in our economy and developments in the Middle East over the last couple of weeks will make that more challenging rather than less challenging," ...

March RBA hike now on the cards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... the situation has changed quickly. "After hiking the cash rate in February driven by a fundamental reassessment of the economy, conflict in the Middle East has further threatened the inflation outlook. And at the same time also proposing downside risks ...

Aussie super funds eye global partnerships at US summit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... added ART continues to see a broad range of attractive investment opportunities in the US. "The US is the world's largest economy with the most liquid public and most evolved private markets - it's attractive for many reasons, namely as the epicentre ...

National Reconstruction Fund makes $200m investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... deliver national capabilities that Australian companies and businesses need to compete and win in the emerging digital economy. The NRFC added the investment delivers on key parts of its mandate, delivering increased national resilience in the face of ...

Evidentia names chief investment strategist

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... Australian economics at the Commonwealth Bank, where he was stationed for more than 12 years and spearheaded the domestic economy and monetary policy outlook. His earlier career includes senior roles at the UK Debt Management Office and NSW Treasury. ...

GDP rise is 'good news that's actually bad news'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... Stephen Smith said the data is a "case of when good news is actually bad news." "In the 2025 calendar year, the Australian economy grew by 2%, doubling its 2024 growth rate," Smith said. "While stronger growth may seem like positive news, it will be ...

Vanguard launches three new funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... new Australian-based S&P 500 funds offer investors a straightforward, low-cost entry point to the world's largest economy," Burns said. "An S&P 500 allocation can also serve as a tactical satellite position within a broadly diversified portfolio ...

US exceptionalism may have peaked: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... an era where it being the "be all and end all, main game" has peaked. "We're also meant for a more volatile world economy. Our world is more ripe for disruption, whether those disruptions are caused by technology or by climate change or by geopolitics. ...