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China's two speed economies: Which one wins?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... see that risk tilted to more towards the upside," Lin said. While the old economy is driven by infrastructure, property and debt, Liu said the new economy is moving towards high-end manufacturing, technological advancement from semiconductors to AI ...

Most read in 2025: Executive appointments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... ART executives depart in reshuffle Australia Retirement Trust appointed new heads for its equities, fixed-income, private debt and capital markets businesses following a revamp of its investment team. The superannuation giant's plan to simplify the ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... the economic environment deteriorate but we see that maturities of US issuers are spread widely over time, with very little debt maturing through to the end of 2026," LaRusse said. In light of recent economic data and industry sentiment anticipating ...

Change in AI sentiment, credit events could 'derail activity': AustralianSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... broader Europe, AustralianSuper says the lagged impact of higher rates in recent years will increasingly be seen in higher debt interest costs. "Signs may point to brighter skies of growth ahead but the disruption and vulnerability weathered by the global ...

Drummond Capital broadens access to private markets offering

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... BT Panorama platform in May 2024, offering high-net-worth (HNW) clients access to a portfolio of private equity, private debt, and real assets. The launch aligns with HNW clients' demand for private asset investments, while providing "advisers the ...

Super tax receipts to increase by $10.9bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... bulk commodity and gold prices." All in all, Treasury said MYEFO delivered a stronger budget, with lower deficits and less debt over the forward estimates. "This builds on the progress made in the last term, where the government delivered the largest ...

Fund managers remain bullish on AI for 2026

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... amount of free cash flows. They're very profitable businesses. They are well run. They don't have a huge amount of debt on their balance sheets," Maguchu said. Besides the opportunity in the semiconductor space, Moore sees the networking and ...

ASX-listed companies at breaking point: Alvarez & Marsal

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... FY21 to FY25, on an aggregated basis, EBITDA margins are down more than 30% from 24.7% (FY21) to 18.1% (FY25), while total debt has increased by almost 20%," Alvarez & Marsal said. "Behind these numbers are businesses struggling to generate enough cash ...

Mubadala enters $754m JV with Barings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... Investment Company and Barings, as a subsidiary of MassMutual, have launched a new $754 million (US$500m) global real estate debt partnership. Mubadala will be investing alongside MassMutual, and the joint venture will be managed by Barings. The joint ...

Three megatrends to watch in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... getting expensive, but not crazy. "Concentration risk is true, but... these are highly profitable companies. But we've seen debt enter the game this year. So, that's the start of the worrying phase." In terms of policy settings coming from Trump ...