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What does a world with 'zero migration' look like?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... Marco Santaniello said output per capita which speaks to living standards would fall in most destination economies as productivity gains from improved labour market allocation would be lost. The report highlighted the size of the hit would vary based ...

ASIC backs Australia's fintech edge as AI reshapes financial services

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... with the rapid adoption of AI and digital finance technologies. Longo said innovation had the potential to improve productivity across the financial system, strengthen economic growth and improve consumer outcomes, but warned innovation must occur "safely ...

HUB24 expands retirement options with TAL

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... driving ongoing innovation across the industry," Lawrenson said. "Advisers need access to solutions that enhance productivity and simplify the delivery of complex advice. "An example is HUB24's innovative multi-step transitions capability that enables ...

ASIC furthers simplification with regulatory roadmaps

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... and other regulators to streamline and consolidate data requests and support the government's law reform, promoting productivity. Heading into 2027, the focus will be on RegistryConnect to deliver streamlined digital services for company registrations. ...

AI to outweigh inflation fears in fixed income markets: Allspring

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... East. However, he argued markets were overlooking the longer-term disinflationary impact of AI and technological productivity gains. "AI is fundamentally a technology of abundance," Wise said. "It is a positive supply shock. It is disinflationary." Wise ...

Iress names chief tech officer to lead AI transformation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... technology consultant Thoughtworks to help design data-driven features that reduce manual effort, improve adviser productivity and support new revenue opportunities for wealth providers. Iress will implement the changes, starting with Xplan, its software ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... Chalmers' jampacked "five budgets in one" covered housing, fuel security, cost-of-living relief, tax reforms and productivity improvement. The highly anticipated overhauls to the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and negative gearing, which aim to ...

Industry welcomes government's productivity push

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... the Australian Banking Association (ABA) have welcomed the measures taken by the government to tackle structural productivity concerns in the Australian economy. The ABA said the Federal Budget has laid the groundwork to push productivity across financial ...

Budget doubles down on housing supply with $2bn infrastructure push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... billion since taking office. Access to funding will be tied to state and territory commitments to further planning and productivity reforms, including faster approvals processes, greater land availability and simplification of the National Construction ...

Chalmers overhauls negative gearing, CGT discount

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... supply measures, this Budget will support up to 30,000 new homes over the same period, and more as the benefit of productivity-enhancing reform flows through into the housing market," he said.
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