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PC targets business barriers to lift productivity

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2026
... could help viable businesses recover while enabling resources to be redeployed when companies cannot continue. Access to finance remains another concern, particularly for younger businesses and those led by women or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ...

Many advised Aussies feel financially worse off: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2026
... Investment Trends found. Surprisingly, the use of innovation is highest among those with an adviser, with 45% of AI users for finance remain opened to advice, compared with 25% who weren't. Cappe said AI has slowly become a "companion" to advice. "Almost ...

Consistent climate disclosures matter: ASFA, ACSI

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2026
... comparable climate disclosure. Other organisations include Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI), Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). ...

Lagarde to leave ECB

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2026
... she was managing director of the International Monetary Fund from 2011 to 2019, having previously served as France's finance minister under former president Nicolas Sarkozy. Her successor will be appointed by the European Council following a nomination ...

State Super farewells investment strategy chief

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2026
... looks forward to this exciting new chapter." Following Pratt's departure, her team will report to chief operating officer, finance and investments Nish Patel, State Super confirmed. The defined benefit scheme recently added several appointments to its ...

ASFA names new board members

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2026
... as it navigates a pivotal time for superannuation. "Their collective experience across different parts of the super and finance systems will help set up ASFA to support the sector through significant demographic changes and a time of economic challenge," ...

Super funds lend voice to tokenisation

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2026
... among the superannuation funds joining a new advisory group established by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Digital Finance CRC (DFCRC) to help shape the development of tokenisation in wholesale financial markets. The Australian Tokenisation Advisory ...

FEATURE | Custody | Worlds collide

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2026
... pointed piece in this narrative. What was once perceived as speculative is now muscling into the traditional world of finance. Stakeholders are also exploring where this piece of the puzzle fits. Jones says: "If we can enable the transacting of stocks ...

Digital assets on the right path: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... need special treatment" and that the regulator aims to hold digital asset providers to the same standards as traditional finance. "With this clarity, mature digital asset firms will be able to offer innovative products to the Australian market within ...

Labor bets on private capital, approves $278bn in foreign investment

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... $122.3 billion on local commercial deals, while Japan came in second at $15 billion and Canada third with $12.7 billion. Finance and insurance were the largest target sectors for approved commercial investment proposals, totalling $27.5 billion for the ...
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