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Unintended consequences of passive investing materialise: MFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... Geremia started her career, the average market cycle concluded to be between seven and nine years. "The whole market cycle today is now closer to 12 years. But the issue is not a full market cycle necessarily time. It's the misaligned objective and ...

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 ...

Governance issues on the rise: ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... protecting Australians and safeguarding trust and confidence in Australia's financial system," ASIC chair Joe Longo said. "Today, ASIC is one of the most active law enforcement agencies in the country. We are taking more cases to court, achieving record ...

Regal profits rise 65%, Pacific Current reports $11.7m loss

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... will positive momentum, a strong balance sheet and a clear strategic direction." Unfortunately, not all companies reporting today were able to see the same successful result. Pacific Current Group reported underlying NPAT of $6.7 million in the first ...

A comfortable retirement now costs more than ever

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2026
... super system is working really well, securing Australians' retirements." A 30-year-old worker with $30,000 in super today and earning $80,000 throughout their career adjusted for inflation is on track to retire with $645,000. "That's because ...

Trump hit by Supreme Court's 'body blow', strikes back with 15% global tariff

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... "ridiculous, poorly written, and extraordinarily anti-American". The Australian share market dropped by as much as 0.5% by midday today while the Aussie dollar extended its gains for the week.

Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... exposed to geopolitical disruption," he says. "And importantly, we've avoided any 'mandate creep'. The strategy today looks and behaves exactly as it did at launch." Since that time, he says there has been an uptick in interest around software ...

Aware Super overhauls investment team structure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... teams have the data, governance and accountability needed to deliver for our 1.2 million members in all market conditions. "Today's announcement is a new era for Aware Super's members and will empower us to achieve our ambition to be a leading global ...

Jobs rise in line with expectations, RBA hike still likely

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... "The participation rate of 66.7% was 0.6 percentage points lower than the record high measured in January 2025." Couple today's data with yesterday's wage rise of 0.8% for the quarter and 3.4% annually and economists say the data was in line with expectations. ...

Aussie veterans front Senate over underpaid pensions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... from the Age Pension to get by. Williamson said his ideal outcome would be to have the Commutation factor multiple paid in today's dollar value. In 1982 Williamson had the opportunity to take $160,000 as a lump sum payment. According to the Reserve Bank ...