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'Beware the predictions of political experts': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... another lesson, however, is despite the reservations and concerns the world might have with US leadership, in times of a crisis, global capital still flows to the US. "And that's indeed what happened during the height of the recent panic. The death ...

Iran conflict exposes 'fault line' in Australian equities: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... much harder than investors expect," he said. "Concentration in the S&P/ASX 200 is rising at a pace not seen outside of a crisis, the top 10 stocks now accounting for 48.8% of the index, and historically these are the conditions that have coincided in ...

Renters need twice as much super, risk poverty in retirement: SCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... doesn't act. Long-term solutions need to focus on getting more people into affordable housing," he said. "But we've got a crisis facing retirees right now, Commonwealth Rent Assistance has not kept pace with actual rents. We're calling on the Minister ...

FAAA Award winners announced

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... recognised her commitment to female causes, including helping to build a female business community and through support of a crisis accommodation charity. Frost Financial Services adviser Aayush Sharma won the FAAA Gen Next Rising Star of the Year award. ...

RBA powers deemed 'last resort' for critical financial infrastructure fallout

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
... and supervise CS facilities licensees to reduce systemic risks. "The RBA now has powers to step in and promptly resolve a crisis at a domestic clearing and settlement," Treasurer Jim Chalmers said at time of passing the Bill. "Furthermore, ASIC and the ...

Investors warned to sell hybrids before phase out

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... capital instruments in December 2024, in a move it said would simplify and improve the effectiveness of bank capital in a crisis. The move was one of several changes APRA introduced in response to lessons from 2023's overseas banking turmoil where several ...

Australian Ethical loses super chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
Australian Ethical's superannuation chief Ross Piper has departed the fund and will shortly take up a new role as global chief executive of the Fred Hollows Foundation. Piper confirmed his departure, saying he finished at the $13 billion fund before ...

Link between super and banking major priority in 2025: APRA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
... McCarthy Hockey said the issue of operational risk is also closely related to the financial system's readiness to withstand a crisis. She said APRA is concerned over entities' capability to proactively manage the risks that arise from operating a business ...

Regulators given new powers to protect financial markets in crises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
... legislation that will put in place new powers for regulators to protect financial market infrastructure in the event of a crisis. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the new laws will provide regulators with more powers to manage financial market infrastructure ...

Powell backflips on rates pushing back RBA cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has changed his tune over the possibility of upcoming interest rate cuts, which means it could be an even longer wait here in Australia. Powell said recent US inflation data had not given policymakers enough confidence ...
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