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Aged care advice needs regulatory intervention: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... unrelated aged care advice: protecting older Australians and ensuring quality advice paper, Aged Care Steps identifies key issues with how aged care advice is being provided in Australia, calling for reform. Older Australians and their families are increasingly ...

Fed leaves rates on hold as Powell issues message to Trump

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) left the interest rate on hold at 3.5% - 3.75% overnight, as was widely expected. The rate hold comes in the wake of the US Department of Justice serving the Fed with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment ...

CFS, Stockspot deliver double-digit returns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... at large funds have earned roughly half the return in 2025," Brycki said. Brycki said the results highlight structural issues across the super industry. All Stockspot portfolios are built exclusively using broad market, low-cost ETFs. "The long-term ...

Laws to limit US pension plans' use of ESG pass

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... responsible investment, means that investment managers or fiduciaries are sacrificing financial returns to address non-financial issues. But responsible investment is about appropriately taking into account all value drivers, and understanding beneficiaries' ...

Replace capital gains discount with income averaging: e61

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... middle-income Australians into higher tax brackets in a single year. Any reform must still address these two legitimate issues." e61 said a better system would reduce taxable capital gains by inflation and allow individuals to smooth their tax liability ...

Sodali's APAC lead takes on new global role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... Sodali's APAC region, based in the Sydney office. Sodali said he specialises in advising clients on strategic communications, issues management and capital markets transactions. Prior to Sodali, Clegg spent over two decades in senior executive and editorial ...

Retail investors cautiously confident in 2026: ASA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... compounding market risks this year. Corporate governance quality, board capability and disclosure quality are also among the key issues for 2026; as well as, commodity price volatility and sector themes, and AI and tech cycle risk. The survey identified ...

Change in AI sentiment, credit events could 'derail activity': AustralianSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... any pullback in AI sentiment or credit shocks," Page said. While an accelerating economy could lead to supply capacity issues underpinning the need for investment spending, Page said the outlook for productivity will determine how fast economies can ...

Increases coming for veterans' superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... Industries grant opportunity for an additional two years to 2028," it said. "These initiatives will aim to address systemic issues facing women in gender segregated industries and foster more cooperative workplaces."

Mulino wants PII to step up to make CSLR sustainable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... Enhancing the effectiveness of financial service professional indemnity insurance consultation paper highlights five key issues with PII with respect to the CSLR, starting with its lack of responsiveness and reliability due to numerous exclusions and ...