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Structural headwinds driving Australian capital offshore: Redican

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026

... keep renting which is further pushing up rents across the country. "Rents are the single largest part of the consumer price index basket. This is why inflation remains sticky," he said. "But of course higher interest rates, which limits the supply of ...

Silvercrest AM expands into Australia, launches fund

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026

... from relative value to deep value, seeking long-term capital appreciation and outperformance of the MSCI All Country World Index benchmark. Silvercrest global head of institutional business Allen Gray said he is delighted to welcome Manonian to the team. ...

AustralianSuper reduces fees on Member Direct option

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026

... include the addition of research on ETFs and LICs. "Morningstar research will cover over 60% of shares in the S&P/ASX300 index and approximately 75% of ETFs and LICs currently offered on the Member Direct investment menu," AustralianSuper said. "Some ...

Generation Life expands investment menu

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026

... include the Generation Life Tax Effective Australian Share Fund managed by Invesco and the iShares Hedged International Equity Index Fund managed by BlackRock. "The funds target a conservative 45% loan-to-value ratio, and all borrowing costs of the fund ...

Capital Group appoints ETF lead for APAC, Europe

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026

Capital Group has appointed Jim Goldie as the head of ETF capital markets for Europe and Asia-Pacific. Based in London, Goldie will lead the development of Capital Group's ETF capital markets function for the two regions. Goldie joins Capital Group ...

Unintended consequences of passive investing materialise: MFS

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026

... incentives that are being driven through our system." Geremia points to the booming passive investing market, citing the Index Industry Association's estimates of 2.4 million indices in existence when there are only 43,000 public companies. "We hire ...

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

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.8% in the 12 months to January 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The 3.8% annual CPI inflation to January was unchanged from December," ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt ...

A comfortable retirement now costs more than ever

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026

The cost of comfortable retirement for homeowners at age 67 has reached a record high, according to ASFA's latest quarterly Retirement Standard. A comfortable retirement super balance is now $630,000 for singles, up from $595,000. Couples would ...

Ziller launches Global Fund Active ETF

MATTHEW WAI | TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026

... structured as a high-conviction satellite allocation and targets absolute returns in excess of the MSCI All Country World Net Index (AUD) over a five-year period. Since its inception on 1 November 2022, the strategy has generated a return of 25.1% p.a. ...

Aussie veterans front Senate over underpaid pensions

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026

... that money was paid to us in the first place." Williamson added that as his Age Pension gets indexed to the Consumer Price Index, his payments from the DFRDB are reduced. "... which means the full CPI is not actually being passed on to me," he said. ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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