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Trump 'playing with fire' over Fed indictment threat

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President." Powell said the action threatens the Fed's independence to be able to set ...

Global trade a patchwork of relationships, regional priorities: Analysis

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... 'multi-nodal trade patchwork scenario', BCG described, where trade flows gravitate around four main hubs or nodes rather than following one set of rules. BCG managing director and senior partner, global leader for the BCG's Global Advantage ...

Global X reveals 2025 top performing ETF asset classes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... Jocum said. "The performance of ETFs in 2025 highlights how investors are positioning around long-term structural shifts rather than short-term market noise. "Real assets and strategic metals played a central role this year, and many of those drivers ...

Inflation pulls back in November

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... labour market before making a move to the cash rate. "Australia's economic challenges continue to be dominated by supply rather than demand. Poor productivity growth and weak investment are not the result of a cyclical downswing, but instead are the ...

No room for a neutral stance in 2026: BlackRock

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... unprecedented speed and scale. BlackRock predicts revenues will be concentrated in the tech companies driving the AI buildout rather than the broader market, creating an opportunity for active stock picking. The upper end of the spectrum of AI investment ...

FEATURE: Private credit | At the precipice

GLENDA KORPORAAL  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... companies. Colosimo says UniSuper has taken a disciplined approach. "We have biased our exposures towards higher ratings rather than reaching for incrementally more spread," he says. He says the recent high-profile defaults in the US had elements of ...

Mulino looks to reform CSLR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... the many unjust possible options," Abood said. "However, by choosing the ASIC funding levy as the basis for allocation, rather than spreading the impact on the basis of capacity to pay, the Minister has imposed an unsustainable additional financial burden ...

Datt Capital opens small cap fund to retail investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... the blue chips of tomorrow - companies that can compound value and potentially graduate into larger indices over time, rather than holding the entire index today," Datt said. Since its inception, the strategy has delivered 34.61% annualised net returns ...

Morningstar moves to pay-for-play model

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025
... manager research Matt Olsen said. Under the changes, funds will be evaluated against their Morningstar category average rather than a benchmark, enabling investors to identify medalist options within a category and make meaningful peer comparisons. It ...

ASIC strengthens codes of conduct guidance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
... holdings disclosure requirements. The regulator proposes that stamp duty is disclosed as an average amount over seven years, rather than an annual sum, in fees and costs summaries.