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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 ...

FEATURE: Private credit | At the precipice

GLENDA KORPORAAL  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... industry in Australia, signalling that it may need tighter controls if it is to play a "valuable role" in the Australian economy, At IFM, Nunez views the US private credit market with caution. "There's so much capital going into private debt at the ...

RBA hike may come as soon as February

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... at 4.3% for November," Rynne said. "What is more concerning is that the annualised rate of employment growth across the economy is now less than 1.3%, well down from the 3% annual rate of employment growth the Australian economy started the year off ...

Vanguard identifies strongest asset classes for coming decade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... portfolio consisting of fixed income and globally diversified equities." He is also observing a 60% chance that the US economy will achieve 3% real growth in the coming years, depending on growth across the AI sector. Locally, Vanguard believes Australia's ...

IFM Investors expands into Canada

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... opportunities within the country's dynamic infrastructure and investment landscape, that benefits Canada, strengthens the global economy, and helps secure the retirement savings of working people." The continued global expansion comes after IFM Investors ...