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Super funds welcome UK's Supers Unit to push investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
The Australian superannuation industry has welcomed the creation of a dedicated Supers Unit by the UK government, which will prove as a point of contact to help funds identify and progress investment opportunities in the UK. This follows a commitment ...

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THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
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Lead generation a 'conveyor belt of harm': Longo

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
Departing ASIC chair Joe Longo said the most effective way to tackle unscrupulous actors in lead generation activity would be to stop it at the source and ban all unlicensed communications. Speaking at the Financial Counselling Australia conference ...

Budget to overhaul negative gearing, CGT discount, family trusts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... communities," Chalmers said. "I think the intergenerational pressures are really serious. We recognise and respect the really big contribution that older Australians have made and continue to make to our country and to our economy. But a lot of Australians ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... rate hikes. It's a slightly different scenario though, that we find ourselves in, and that supply side shock is quite a big deal," he says. How economies react to a shortage of oil may be the decider in whether the shock turns into a global brake ...

QIC faces heat over aviation firefighting asset privatisation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
QIC is facing pressure from the United Firefighters Union of Australia Aviation Branch (UFUAV) over its involvement in a deal that could effectively privatise part of Australia's Aviation Rescue Fire Fighting Service (ARFFS). The ARFFS is owned ...

M&A is not a 'scattergun' approach: AZ NGA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... see the emergence of more advice platforms with capital and large balance sheets adopt this approach... that for me is the big thematic in the industry currently." The group kicked off the year with a strong start, acquiring a Tasmanian advice business ...

Australia's economic growth lays far beyond capitals

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... outcomes have been achieved through public-private partnerships - it's got to be a joint initiative," Rosen said. "When big industry players couple with local and state governments, and market the country as a safe haven, all these things historically ...

Rainmaker Information hires from APRA

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... underpinned by an incredibly strong depth of data, coupled with a leading media and events footprint," she said. "These were all big draw cards given my passion for research and insights and expertise in superannuation and investment management." Also ...

Australia averts recession but not slowdown: JPMAM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... at the lower end [in terms of] economic consequences and not having the same composition as a market benefit some of these big secular things that are coming through."