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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 ...

US economy 'really taking off': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... 13% in the month," he said. Despite the positive sentiment, Colosimo said it's not all good news, saying the market is a little hot. " From the outset, I would say that all-time highs in equity markets are not a concern of themselves, and when things ...

Chartered accountants should be allowed to provide advice: CA ANZ

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... expensive for individuals, superannuation funds, tax agents, financial advisers and for the ATO to administer, and will raise little net revenue when all these costs are considered," the submission said. As a solution, CA ANZ is calling on the government ...

Shadow Minister for Financial Services Pat Conaghan resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
Shadow Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Pat Conaghan has resigned from the shadow ministry, effective immediately. Conaghan has been very outspoke on the collapse of Shield and First Guardian and a vocal critic of ASIC's handling of ...

FNZ, Centric extend partnership, citing 'significant' upgrades

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... be onboarded in just 2.5 minutes, new investors in an average of 4.5 minutes, and personal details to be updated in as little as 30 seconds, the firm explained. The program will also support Centric's transition to FNZ's end-to-end technology solution ...

Super funds, instos shun ETFs, retail dominance prevails

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... will drive a very hard bargain with whichever fund manager is providing the exposure," Tuckwell said. "They can pay as little as one basis point - sometimes even a fraction of one basis point." Different route The likes of insurance firms and public ...

Improvised super tax poses unfair, inequitable outcomes: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... would penalise super funds holding assets that generate franked dividends, even where those dividends ultimately attract little or no tax due to superannuation's concessional tax rates. "In practice, the proposal could result in identical investment ...

Robust demand keeps SDA, PBSA assets firmly on investors' radar

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... bullish on these "emerging and niche" sectors of the property market, as they are less interest rate-sensitive and exhibit little correlation with traditional asset classes and economic cycles. Specifically, he explained the opportunities arising from ...

Trump 'playing with fire' over Fed indictment threat

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... borrowing costs. Rumours that President Trump may nominate his economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, as the next Fed chair will do little to reassure markets about the Fed's independence." The US 10-year Treasury yield rose by one point to 4.19% and the US ...

Global X reveals 2025 top performing ETF asset classes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... many investors were under-allocated to gold in 2025, including some large superannuation funds that have historically had little or no allocation to precious metals," Jocum said. "Looking ahead, investors are likely to reverse this under-positioning ...