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MIS review ignores key issues: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... markets and transparent pricing. The FAAA urged for greater controls and obligations for wholesale trusts as ASIC has very little data on these, yet registered retail trusts can readily invest in unregistered wholesale trusts where the obligations and ...

Persistent inflation will mean two rate hikes from RBA: Barrenjoey

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... back to target." Barrenjoey expects two rate hikes from the RBA in the months of May and August. "We're probably a little bit above consensus. The average economist probably thinks they hike only one more time," McMenamin said. He added that he sees ...

Monetary policy decisions now 'more difficult': Bullock

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... was no doubt what we had to do," Bullock said. "Now we're in a situation where the labour market, we think it's a little bit tight and inflation is a bit elevated - we don't think it's taking off again, but it's a little bit elevated. ...

Inflation to peak in mid-2026 before it rebalances: RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) expects inflation to peak in mid-2026 and moderate to a little above the midpoint of the 2-3% range by mid-2028 as the economy returns to balance. RBA head of economic analysis department Michael Plumb struck a slightly ...

Cbus confirms independent review into board member

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... can nominate three of the 14 positions on the Cbus board. When Deloitte published the findings of its review, it found little evidence to suggest Cbus' pricey relationship with the CFMEU is in the best financial interests of members. It also found ...

Aged care misinformation poses opportunity for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... "offenders" are aged care providers. "We are seeing clients go to aged care providers who are doing calculations with very little financial planning ability," Biti noted. "We have got to get in front of our clients. We've got to get there first and ...

SMSF advice guidelines require improvement: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... do that," Sidoti said. "It's something to be mindful of, and I think community-wide, this is something we need to be a little more alive to compared to what we have been in the past." Financial Standard is the official media partner of the 2026 SMSF ...

RBA gives bleak economic outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... " Leading indicators such as job ads, vacancies and employment intentions suggest labour market conditions could ease a little in the near term, although this is balanced by the stronger near-term outlook for activity," it said. "Taking these points ...

RBA overlooked government spending in rate hike: Hearing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... transfer - so government expenditure. What I'm focused on is government expenditure... Public demand has come off a little bit. But what that obscures is that in government expenditure, government expenditure actually shows up in private demand ...

Tax reform uncertainty to exacerbate property sell-offs: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... it's a failure of engagement. Investors are being asked to navigate increasingly complex regulatory environments with little support or clarity, and the consequences are playing out in real time. Commenting, PIPA chair Cate Bakos said the findings ...