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FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
On March 24, merely weeks into the US-Israel war on Iran, the Philippines became the first domino to fall when President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a national energy emergency. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint ...

Core-satellite models can only be effective with purpose: Vanguard

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
A new report demonstrates financial advisers continue to favour the core-satellite investment methodology, but without structural and disciplined approaches, it can lead to a raft of unintended risks. The Vanguard Adviser Portfolio Trends Report 2026 ...

IFPA chief executive to exit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... experience in marketing and communications, including roles at the Australasian Promotional Products Association and with the Liberal Party of Australia. "After four and a half wonderful years, the time felt right to move on. I leave with enormous respect ...

Division 296 legislation passes, LISTO to increase

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... anything to do with tax... Yet that was the first thing that this Labor government did when it came to office," Hume said. Liberal senator for Western Australia Dean Smith echoed Hume's statement, noting that the government only surrendered to amend ...

Opposition leader unveils fresh shadow cabinet

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... industrial relations portfolio to the position of shadow treasurer. Taylor became the leader of the Opposition after winning a Liberal Party leadership spill, following internal concerns about the party's performance under Sussan Ley. Taylor has ...

RBA overlooked government spending in rate hike: Hearing

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... points to 3.85% on Tuesday. At a hearing of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics this morning, Liberal Minister for Cook Simon Kennedy sought to get to the bottom of what exactly is driving excess demand that has led to inflationary ...

Chalmers to focus on productivity, economic repair in 2026 Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... - another $20 billion in savings, improving the budget bottom line in every year of the forward estimates, getting the Liberal debt down, that's been the story of this government," Chalmers said. "And the story of 2025 and our economy was public spending ...

Shadow Minister for Financial Services Pat Conaghan resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... the Opposition on all legislation to pass the floor. Unfortunately, we could not come to an agreement in full with our Liberal Party colleagues regarding the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Bill 2026 in the Senate." ...

'We have entered a new economic era': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) chief economist Luke Yeaman has warned investors that the world has entered a "new economic era" where the rules are "very different", in his most recent economic update. "Things that have been disdained in recent decades are ...

MP says Coalition will 'fight to the death' over $3m super tax

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... as "concessional" while bolstering things like Medicare, cost-of-living relief and easing housing problems. Last month, Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg condemned the bill, claiming that it won't impact politicians with specific defined benefit schemes that ...
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