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ECB hikes rates, economists expect RBA might be next

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
The European Central Bank (ECB) has raised the interest rates on the deposit facility by 25 basis points to 2.5%, in a bid to stabilise inflation at its 2% target in the medium term, as conflicts in the Middle East continue to generate inflation pressures. ...

First-mover costs stifle digital finance: report

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
... infrastructure operates at scale and attracts broad participation. Progress requires workable arrangements for investment, risk, governance, interoperability and the distribution of benefits." He is recommending that the private and public sector work ...

'Easy peasy, done': Senate rips Equity Trustees' checklist governance

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
... exit from the trusteeship business. It noted a "shifting regulatory environment, higher operating costs and the evolving risk profile" as reasons to exit the business. However, O'Brien confirmed while Equity Trustees is divesting from the trustee ...

NZ Super names head of strategic titling

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
... Brodie has commenced in his new role, continuing his 13-year stint at the NZ$95 billion fund, where he worked across its risk and investment teams as portfolio risk analyst and analyst. He has been a portfolio manager since 2017 in the strategic tilting ...

Shorter CSLR payout timeframe awaits major bill passage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
The looming passage of a major bill will amend how levies are collected under the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) and, in turn, speed up compensation payments to eligible victims. The reform is part of the Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026 ...

Crole banned for 10 years after abrupt exit from Sequoia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... Shield master funds. Both funds have now collapsed, with over $1.2 billion, and counting, of retirement funds that was put at risk. ASIC has since commenced legal proceedings against InterPrac over its failures to act in clients' best interests for recommending ...

Industry, economist blasts One Nation's super agenda

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... poorer as a consequence, One Nation is showing once again: this is exactly why One Nation poses an unacceptable and dangerous risk to Australian workers." Chalmers highlighted Australians already have a provision to access their super in cases of economic ...

Diversa board backs chief executive pay rise, bonus amid First Guardian fallout

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... people who are inside than there was in the decision making about putting up [First Guardian] on your platform and putting at risk 2079 Australians," she said. "I'm very concerned about that." Plant confirmed that Diversa has a general provision ...

Norges Bank slashes exposure to US government bonds

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
... Finance's letter earlier this year questioning on bond, including to reduce fluctuations in portfolio, increase liquidity and risk premiums in the bond market, NBIM said the fund should venture into corporate bonds and mortgage-backed securities ...

Integro expands further into Western Australia with merger

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
... what the Coastline team has created, and our role is to amplify it," Gilmour said. Integro will also create a specialist risk division, to ready clients for challenges ahead, including regulatory changes. "While many firms are stepping back from risk ...