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AMP appoints employer partnership lead

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
AMP has created a new executive role overseeing its employer and adviser partnerships as it seeks to deepen engagement with two of the key channels shaping Australians' retirement outcomes. The wealth manager has appointed Richard Millington as ...

Jobs data surprises on the upside, rate hike on the cards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... increased in the month, indicating jobs remain on a loosening pathway. "We expect that although they [Reserve Bank of Australia] will assess that the jobs market is gradually loosening, they will also say it is still 'a little tight'," Bloxham ...

Advisers lean on AQF7 to meet education standards: Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
A new report indicates that Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) 7 qualifications are the most common forms of qualification among financial advisers, held by 85% of the population. Taking into account the new professional standards reforms, which ...

Centuria quashes governance allegations amid fund downgrades

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
Centuria Capital Group (CNI) has swiftly provided a response to media reports suggesting that its exposure to the Bathla Group, a Sydney-based property constructor and developer, raised questions over its governance, following a downgrade of one of ...

La Caisse backs GO.FARM in $330m farmland push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... Melbourne-based manager. La Caisse executive vice president and head of infrastructure and sustainability Emmanuel Jaclot said Australia remained an attractive destination for long-term agricultural investment. "Australia combines world class agricultural ...

Labor commits to compulsory super for under-18 workers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... employer. "If you're working, you should get super, whether you're 16 or 60," said the Association of Superannuation Fund of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Mary Delahunty said. "Extending the super guarantee to workers under the age of 18 could add ...

State Street IM Australian investments lead to retire

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
State Street Investment Management (SSIM) head of investments for Australia Jonathan Shead will step down next month. Shead will retire on August 28 after spending 26 years with the group, working in various State Street Global Advisor (SSGA) roles ...

Trump slugs Australia with new 'forced-labour' tariffs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
US President Donald Trump will slug trading partners, including Australia, with new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on the premise of pressuring foreign governments to strengthen bans on "the importation of goods produced with forced labour." Australia is listed ...

ASIC bans former NextGen Financial Group directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
ASIC banned two former NextGen Financial Group directors from working in financial services for three years for failing to comply with Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) determinations. Nicholas Duncan Jeremy Brookes and Vittorio Vincenzo ...

Macquarie chair provides 'cautious' outlook at AGM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
Macquarie Group provided an update on the first quarter of its 2027 financial year, with outgoing chief executive Shemara Wikramanayake saying trading conditions were "satisfactory" for the three months to 30 June 2026. Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) ...
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