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Igneo opens private infrastructure strategy to advised investors

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... investors but can be an attractive asset class for those seeking long-term capital growth as well as diversification and inflation protection characteristics," Latham said. "With APIF, private infrastructure is now within reach to a broader investor ...

Aberdeen backs global growth despite rising inflation

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... steady consumer demand. Despite tailwinds, Aberdeen warned investors face a more complex environment marked by persistent inflation and heightened geopolitical risks. In its Q3 House View, the asset manager forecasts global growth of around 3.2% this ...

ASFA makes suggestions for performance test overhaul

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
... changes to the framework, including the creation of an 'emerging assets' category that would assess investments against inflation-based return objectives rather than difficult-to measure market benchmarks. Under the proposal, funds would still be required ...

IMF downgrades Australian outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
... Economists another cash rate hike could be on the cards. Hunter said the RBA will "continue to act as needed" to ensure inflation returns to the target range of 2-3% and the labour market has sustainable full employment. "Ultimately, while supply shocks ...

Global concentration risks to reorient investors: JBWere

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... been performing very strongly." From an asset allocation perspective, JBWere said fixed income is attractive as real inflation-adjusted returns for the asset class are amongst the strongest they have been in two decades. "The conflict in the Middle East ...

HESTA, Cbus, Mercer report super returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... opportunities, with a particular focus on global unlisted property and private equity," Miller said. With persistent inflation and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty likely in the year ahead, Sawtell-Rickson said HESTA is staying focused on investments ...

Vanguard delivers double-digit returns, Rest comes just shy

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... increased demand for digital infrastructure and the global energy transition while cautioning that geopolitical tensions, inflation and artificial intelligence would continue to drive market volatility. Meanwhile, Vanguard Super's Lifecycle option returned ...

CGT, negative gearing changes to become a law

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... businesses will be eligible for generous CGT concessions, Chalmers said. The 50% CGT discount will be replaced with inflation-adjusted indexation as the federal government seeks to restore the taxation of real gains. This takes back the CGT discount ...

Inflation cools, RBA facing 'uncomfortable trade-off'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... Index (CPI) rose 4% in the 12 months to May 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "Annual CPI inflation in May was 4%, down from 4.2% in the year to April," ABS head of prices statistics Rachael McCririck said. "Trimmed mean annual ...

Small fee increases cost nest eggs $77k: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... overpay without realising the long-term impact. Vanguard Australia chief of personal investor Renae Smith said rising inflation and cost-of-living pressures make it more important for retirement savings to work efficiently. "Australians are careful about ...
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