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No room for a neutral stance in 2026: BlackRock

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
The market is ripe for active investing, the BlackRock Investment Institute said in its annual global economy and financial markets outlook report. The inertia of mounting geopolitical tensions and a rapidly unfolding artificial intelligence (AI) buildout ...

China's two speed economies: Which one wins?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... at China for opportunities in the high-growth sectors, as government policies tackle structural concerns in the Chinese economy. Most remain cautiously optimistic as they assess whether the new engine of the economy, technological advancement and industrial ...

Investors weigh risks amid Venezuelan crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... and trade. The moment investors believe that wall is coming down, valuations start to reset," Green said. "This is an economy priced for failure but endowed for recovery. When assets have been excluded for this long, even modest improvements in governance ...

Productivity Commission makes 47 recommendations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... of productivity inquiries - containing 47 recommendations to support productivity growth across five key areas of the economy. "Australia's productivity growth has stalled since 2016. We need to get productivity moving to ensure future generations ...

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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... of macroeconomic research David Page said the $400 billion super fund is noting signs of acceleration across the global economy including the easing of Trump tariff pressures, China entering the first year of its 15 th Five-Year Plan which is traditionally ...

UniSuper acquires $200m industrial assets portfolio

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... industrial portfolio for our members, increasing the Fund's exposure to the strongly performing South East Queensland economy," UniSuper manager, property Will Williamson said. "Australia's industrial property sector remains attractive with some of the ...

ASX-listed companies at breaking point: Alvarez & Marsal

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... and EMEA (8.8%). Domestically, the distress rate continues to rise and isn't confined to a single corner of the ASX or economy, it said. Retail and fashion lead the distress charts, which Alvarez & Marsal said these sectors are wrestling with "deep structural" ...

Chalmers flags pension, super spending in Budget update

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... mid-year update." Treasury will also update its economic forecasts in the mid-year update. Chalmers said it will confirm the economy is likely to continue to gather momentum. "An important feature of this is the private sector recovery that we've been ...

Three megatrends to watch in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... seems to be diminishing," Bassanese said. Looking specifically at Australia, Bassanese said the major question in the economy is whether the nation has hit capacity constraints. "Can we allow the economy to continue to grow at trend or more pace, or ...

South Korea looks to Australia for next sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... to be modelled on the Future Fund. Launching the National Growth Fund yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Yooncheol Koo said the government would use Australia's Future Fund and Singapore's Temasek as a guide on how to ...