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Inflation pulls back in November

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
The 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 ...

ATO to restrict travel over unpaid super obligations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) said it is actively using departure prohibition orders (DPOs) as part of a broader shift towards strengthening payment performance and debt collection. A DPO is an enforcement action available to the ATO to prevent ...

WAM delivers standout 41% return in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... portfolio manager Oscar Oberg said. It's biggest position of 11.4% portfolio weightage was in Lindian Resources, an Australian critical mineral explorer, which jumped by more than 400% in price in the last year. Lindian Resources mines rare earths and ...

Super funds' external fund manager spend hits $2bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... country's largest super fund, AustralianSuper, spent $470.7 million in investment management-related expenses in FY25. Australian Retirement Trust (ART) spent the second-highest amount at $346.9 million while Rest outlayed $219.9 million. Retail ...

Temasek joins consortium to acquire Clearwater Analytics

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... solicit and evaluate alternative proposals. Last July, Warburg Pincus co-invested with MA Financial's $1 billion Australian Real Estate Credit Vehicle to develop residences in North Burleigh.

Super education leads to engagement, higher balances: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
A new survey shows that young Australians who are educated about superannuation are up to six times more likely to be engaged and take actions that improve their retirement savings. The survey of more than 1500 people compiled by the Super Members Council ...

Australians fearful of getting their investments wrong: CFS

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... remains strong. One in five 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 ...

Retail investors cautiously confident in 2026: ASA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
According to a survey from the Australian Shareholders Association (ASA), the ASX200 had a solid year, gaining 6.8% in 2025, however there were dramatic sector rotations and significant discrepancies in outcome performance across different markets and ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... years the industry has seen the biggest wave of mergers - from the record-breaking QSuper-Sunsuper merger creating Australian Retirement Trust (ART) to an array of bigger funds eating up smaller ones. Willis Towers Watson's Super Industry 2025 report ...

ASIC sues BDO Audit for misleading statements

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... Group's financial position based on its audit evidence, and that it had conducted the audit in accordance with the Australian Auditing Standards. However, ASIC believes BDO's reports were materially misstated, and the audits were not in accordance with ...