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Future Fund bags a piece of Transgrid

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... other Australian portfolio companies Port of Melbourne, FRV Australia, and Waveconn," he said. OMERS executive vice president and global infrastructure head Michael Hill said Australia, in which the fund is now in its second decade of investment having ...

J.P. MAM slashes recession probability to 30%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... 2025 in half to 30% amid relief from the latest tariff announcements, but it warns risks remain elevated. Last week, US President Donald Trump substantially lowered tariffs on Chinese imports from 145% to 30%. China, on the other hand, reduced its tariffs ...

ETF industry growth streak continues, shatters net inflow records

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... achieved despite turbulence in the VIX Index, the US market's "fear gauge," which spiked earlier this year following President Donald Trump's announcement of sweeping tariffs on all US imports. The initial shock triggered a global market selloff, erasing ...

Tariffs were never the answer: Experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... added that the US exceptionalism narrative has already faded, saying things like DeepSeek and the meeting with Ukraine president Volodomir Zelenskyy, made people realise the US may not be a reliable trade or security partner. However, she said it's ...

Citco secures powerful backer in global investment firm

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
... industry. We look forward to partnering with Citco and the Smeets family as we embark on this new chapter together." Citco president and chief operations officer Roald Smeets, meanwhile, expressed confidence in the strategic relationship with GIC. "Their ...

'Lunatic' tariffs can directly hit Australia: Academics

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
Australia can get hurt by US President Donald Trump's 'incoherent' and 'lunatic' tariff policies that appear to have no logic or endgame if China's economy experiences a drastic slowdown, academics say. Australian National University ...

PIMCO recruits alternatives specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... the departure of two longstanding private wealth operatives. After 12 years with PIMCO, John Valtwies, a senior vice president of the private client group, left to join Blue Owl, the $250 billion alternative asset manager, as a principal. His colleague ...

Fed holds rates, but RBA still poised for a cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... interest rates on hold when it met overnight as it takes a "patient" stance while it awaits the inflationary impacts of US President Donald Trump's tariffs. The Fed noted that "uncertainty about the economic outlook has increased" and the central bank ...

MA Financial partners to invest $2.6bn in middle market loans

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... development of SMBC's private credit business, and we are excited to commence capital deployment." Further, Monroe Capital president Zia Uddin said: "We are excited to partner with MA Financial and SMBC to leverage Monroe's robust and comprehensive origination ...

Global economic uncertainty the main priority: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the "immediate focus" of the government is tackling global economic uncertainty because of US President Donald Trump's tariffs. Speaking with the ABC after the election win, Chalmers said he is particularly focused on how ...