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Super sector an important source of resilience: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has released its latest Financial Stability Review, saying Australia has a "good degree of resilience". The RBA said private market activity in Australia has supported favourable business credit conditions over recent ...

Interest rates at highest level in 15 years

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
The monetary policy board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) unanimously agreed to increase the interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.6%, the highest level since 2011. The RBA said the hike was a result of inflation remaining "elevated" and risks ...

HMC Capital adds to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2026
... global private equity firm KKR to receive $603 million for the HMC Energy Transition Platform. The partnership received a good to go by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in June. The commitment will last seven years and is expected ...

RBA workers slam 'copy and paste' pay offer

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
... rejected in a ballot just over two months ago," Angrisano said. "Workers made it clear in July that the 9.5% offer wasn't good enough and the bank should have acknowledged that by putting forward something more substantial. Instead, what they got ...

Product Showcase: Making group insurance count

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
When integrated advice drives practice growth Many financial advisers aspire to provide genuinely integrated advice, but finding ways to support more clients without increasing operational demands remains a challenge. As they re-evaluate where they ...

Soul Patts records 'landmark' year after merger

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
Washington H. Soul Pattinson (Soul Patts) saw its profit climb over 500% in the 12 months to July 31, as the ASX-listed manager continues to anticipate strong performance in the current financial year. Group statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) was ...

'Beyond warnings': ASIC to come down heavy on private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... worried the sector's engagement might be "too little, too late" if participants don't move with urgency towards consistent good practice. She urged the sector to strengthen standards now before there is a loss of trust. "If you are a private credit fund ...

ASIC extends wholesale markets pact with FMSB

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
... corporates, data service providers, pension funds and interdealer brokers. It develops standards alongside Statements of Good Practice and Spotlight Reviews aimed at promoting good practice across global wholesale markets. The latest extension will maintain ...

4D Infrastructure moves to Perennial

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
4D Infrastructure will not be joining the other Bennelong Funds Management affiliates that have been sold off to Antipodes Partners and will instead move to Perennial Partners. Perennial will take a shareholding in the business for an undisclosed sum. ...

Super turns a safety-net retirement into a comfortable one: ASFA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
... health insurance, eat out most weeks, take a domestic holiday each year and an overseas trip every few years. They can run a good car that is regularly serviced," Delahunty said. "At the modest level, health cover is basic, probably a hospital plan only ...
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