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Showcase: Beyond the benchmark

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2026
The drivers of bond returns in a higher-yield world. Fixed income investors are finally getting what they want: higher yields. After years of near-zero interest rates, Australia's cash rate has risen from 0.1% to 4.3%. On paper, that should be good ...

FEATURE | Agriculture | Beneath the soil

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2026
... producer, an almond orchard or a company supplying fertiliser and seeds. Even within the same industry, location, scale, water access and operating costs can determine whether a strong commodity price translates into a stronger balance sheet. One of ...

ETF Shares launches data centre ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2026
... increasing scrutiny over energy consumption. Man urged Australia's industry to prioritise renewable energy and recycled water in new developments, arguing community support would be critical to project delivery. "That's not just good for communities ...

Ageing dynamics require holistic retirement planning: La Trobe Financial

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2026
As more Australians enter retirement, the phase increasingly resembles a "distinct" economic life cycle, making better retirement planning essential rather than just an opportunity for financial advisers. Speaking this morning at the Financial Standard ...

Showcase: A sharp lens on global infrastructure

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2026
... it's tangible. You don't need to explain to people how an airport makes money or how a toll road makes money or how a water utility makes money because you use them every day." Even better, companies are also held accountable to deliver on their ...

Regulating for culture

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
Sometimes, the questions not asked can matter more than the answer. At the parliamentary inquiry into KPMG in August, Macquarie chair Glenn Stevens was asked whether he had ever questioned his audit committee chair about her contact with the firm during ...

AustralianSuper picks up co-investors' stakes in Perth Airport

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2026
AustralianSuper has increased its investment in Perth Airport, snapping up two co-investors' stakes in the asset, now holding around 29.4% of interest. The super fund completed the acquisition of the combined 9.14% interest in Perth Airport from Australian ...

Perennial expands wholesale offer for pre-IPOs

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2026
... value, as well as a performance fee of 20% of the fund's return above the hurdle - which is 6.5% p.a. net, with high water mark, the firm said. The fund has opened for applications from wholesale investors, targeting $200 million in the first close ...

FEATURE | Nature risk | Paved paradise

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 OCT 2026
... nature risk is the risk associated with the loss of biodiversity, deforestation, the availability or non-availability of water, and all of those risks that are related to nature," the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) chief executive ...

Mulino opens CSLR special levy consultation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
Treasury has commenced a targeted consultation on the distributions of the 2026-27 special levy for the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). This comes after the CSLR operator announced in July that the estimated claim costs for 2026-27 were $190.3 ...
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