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What Australia must do to be at the forefront of financial innovation

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... stronger collaboration between the private and public sectors, and a simpler regulatory and policy backdrop. Last year, the federal government consulted on its proposed digital asset regime in October, shortly after ASIC renewed guidance to label some ...

Treasury proposes options to block victim-survivors' super going to perpetrators

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... services Daniel Mulino said, adding that it is unlikely draft legislation on the issue will be made available before the Federal Budget in May as the government does not wish to rush a decision. The government is still considering how such reforms should ...

Cbus calls for tax reform on TPD payouts in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... reforms could save workers and their families thousands of dollars at a difficult time. In its submission to the 2026-27 Federal Budget, the $110 billion fund proposed reforms to make sure members are paid super on time, protect their savings and make ...

Structural headwinds driving Australian capital offshore: Redican

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... not going anywhere. "That is a good example of what is happening in the Australian economy at the moment," he said. "The federal government has got the foot to the floor on trying to get growth going, whereas the Reserve Bank has the handbrake on, preventing ...

US and Israel strike Iran: What it means for investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... prices could generate a global inflationary scare, which in turn may reduce the likelihood of interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve, currently expected for later this year," he said. Principal Asset Management chief global strategist Seema Shah ...

Trump announces new US retirement plan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... workers, great people, the people that built our country, access to the same type of retirement plan offered to every federal worker," Trump said. "We will match your contribution with up to $1000 each year, as we ensure that all Americans can profit ...

Inflation rises 3.8%, rate rise 'firmly in play'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... Smith said today's read will make May a "pivotal" month for the economy as the government is also due to hand down the Federal Budget. "Unless the Federal Budget meets the moment and outlines significant economic and tax reform, growth will stagnate ...

Sequoia weighs InterPrac's fate, launches review

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... independent chair of its inaugural AFSL Governance Committee. Last November, ASIC commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against InterPrac. Sequoia is expected to complete its statement of claim in mid-March 2026. "The review is expected ...

AustralianSuper calls for reform in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
AustralianSuper has made six reform requests to the government ahead of the Federal Budget, which is set to be delivered in May. AustralianSuper head of corporate affairs Steve McMillan said the pre-Budget submission "focuses on reforms that will enhance ...

Bullish on AI? Don't buy US tech: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... productivity surge, the US economy could eventually grow by 3%. It said solid growth and still-sticky inflation will leave the Federal Reserve with limited room to cut rates below Vanguard's 3.5% estimate of the neutral rate, which would neither promote ...