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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... employment in June, followed two months which had netted to a close to flat result, which has meant that the three-month average and the six-month average for employment are now both running at 27,000 jobs, which is solid job creation and enough to ...

Middle East conflict, inflation continues to weigh on confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
... Australian Consumer Confidence index rose just 0.3 points to 75.6 in the week between July 13 and 19, lifting the four-week average by 0.7 points to 75.4. Meanwhile, weekly inflation expectations ticked up 0.1% to 5.8%, with the four-week moving average ...

FEATURE | Platforms | The investment supermarket

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... including AMP North, BT Panorama, Macquarie, Netwealth, HUB24 and Praemium. SGH head of distribution Anthony Cochran says on average it can cost around $10,000 per fund to get onto a platform, and SGH ideally seeks to put its funds on half a dozen platforms ...

ASIC boasts $830m record civil penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... penalties have. The regulator lodged 29 civil proceedings in the 10 months to April 2026, roughly in line with the 33-per-year average across the previous decade. What has changed is the size of the penalty each action produces, Adaca found. The 29 infringement ...

FY26 ASX listings sat below five-year average

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... strongest listings in the financial year ending 30 June 2026 since FY22, the latest figure remained below the five-year average of 101, with the number of total listed entities continuing to fall. New listed entities number for FY26 was 100, up 45% from ...

Netwealth posts record FUA as managed accounts top $30bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
Netwealth has capped off another record year, growing funds under administration (FUA) to $135.7 billion as strong adviser inflows and improving markets offset elevated withdrawals from a handful of ultra-high-net-worth clients. The wealth platform ...

Special Feature: Rewarding patient capital

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... continued scale despite fundraising remaining below its 2021 peak. Buyout funds are also holding assets for longer, with the average holding period stretching to seven years in 2025 from five years in 2010. Fundraising outlook Bain & Company's Global ...

Super funds fail customer service test: SCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... Service Benchmarking Australia (CSBA), conducted a mystery shopping study of 20 major super fund call centres and found on average, the customer satisfaction score did not clear 49.9%. No super fund scored above 55% across the metrics of ease, success ...

Aware hikes fees for former TelstraSuper members

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... insurance cover level remains the same." From 1 September 2026, the premium rates for death only cover are increasing by an average of 12% and the premium rates for death and TPD cover are increasing by an average of 53%. The changes mean a member aged ...

Traditional investing principles unsuitable in decumulation: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
... serve investors well during their working years, including buying the dip, dollar-cost averaging and focusing on long-term average returns, can become less effective, and in some cases counterproductive, in decumulation. "Some popular metrics that work ...
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