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Macquarie AM wins sovereign wealth fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... non-oil GDP contribution between 2021 and 2024 grew to US$243 billion, reflecting its focus on diversifying the Saudi economy outside of oil and encouraging foreign institutional investment in the country. PIF deputy governor and head of MENA Investments ...

Retirees unfairly targeted by tax: HESTA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... people retain a sense of purpose and fulfillment, while addressing critical workforce demands and boosting the broader economy." HESTA said more than 80,000 of its members are currently age-eligible for the pension, with over 30,000 of those remaining ...

AI adoption by investors 'grows rapidly': Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... chief economist Richard Holden said despite global uncertainty, investors' confidence is buoyed by a strong domestic economy. "Confidence in Australian capital markets and listed companies has risen significantly at a time of global uncertainty ...

ART invests $1bn in Macquarie fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... of the many attributes of climate change is that it is an investment risk, but as we seek to transition to a low-carbon economy it also represents an investment opportunity, and investors like us can demonstrate how the capital we steward on our members ...

RBA 'alert' to impact of tech on the economy: Bullock

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... "At the RBA, we are actively exploring how emerging technologies, including AI and digitalisation, could influence the economy and reshape the environment in which we pursue our monetary policy mandate," Bullock said. "What might these shifts mean for ...

Australian economy 'stronger than expected'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... stronger than expected" and mostly driven by an "upside surprise" in household consumption. "We continue to expect that the economy will improve from here with growth of ~2% expected by end 2025. Much of this will be driven by a continued recovery in ...

Chalmers opens Investor Front Door pilot

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... support for the Investor Front Door," Chalmers said. "Unlocking investment in transformational projects will make our economy more prosperous and productive and create opportunities for our workers and businesses and the Investor Front Door is an important ...

Real estate private credit market tips towards $153bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
... forward, which allows the sector to flourish. "Importantly, Australia's limited trade exposure to the US insulates its economy from the direct brunt of rising US protectionism, unlike many of its APAC peers," it added. "From transitional financing to ...

Future Group calls on super funds to push for bold emissions target

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... in China are the recipient of these capital flows." Sheikh said this had created a "significant risk" to the Australian economy where the ASX 300 is still heavily exposed to industries that are being disrupted - such as mining. "That's why it's ...

CBA appoints head of Australian economics

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... Bank of Australia cash rate, while continuing to leverage CBA's internal data assets to derive insights on the Australian economy. Allen has been serving as a senior economist within CBA's Global Economic and Markets Research (GEMR) team, having joined ...