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Investors weigh risks amid Venezuelan crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... market reactions." Green said early interest from investors is focused on several fronts. Public market exposure to companies positioned to benefit from rising resource output is drawing attention. Private credit is emerging as a critical channel, offering ...

Retail investors cautiously confident in 2026: ASA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... there were dramatic sector rotations and significant discrepancies in outcome performance across different markets and companies. In the first half of 2025 the ASX 200 rose by 4.7% led by communication services which surged by 13.9% followed by financials ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... landscape. She says technologies such as AI represent a clear opportunity for strategy and governance, as well as a need for companies to be better prepared for more automated attacks that are faster and at greater scale. Risky business With regulators ...

Global sovereign wealth fund assets grow to $15tn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... across asset classes as sovereign funds continued to allocate capital to digital infrastructure, data centers and AI companies. The US attracted high investor interest with 48% of the total investments in 2025 going to it. The report noted a recovery ...

ASIC sues BDO Audit for misleading statements

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... ASX-listed entity. BDO was the auditor of ASX-listed tech company Dubber Corporation, the holding company of a group of companies including Dubber. Just was the lead auditor at the time of the alleged contraventions. In March 2024, Dubber became aware ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... risks that some of the implications of policy changes on trade have not been fully transmitted, but it appears that companies and economies can cope with these higher costs," she acknowledged. "Recession risk, which was elevated in Q2 and Q3 of this ...

Janus Henderson acquired for $11bn, set to go private

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... partner Nelson Peltz said: "Our team at Trian has successfully invested in and grown many iconic public and private companies over the years." "... we are proud of Janus Henderson's performance in recent years led by Ali and his outstanding team. We ...

Productivity Commission makes 47 recommendations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... medium businesses earning up to $1 billion, and a tax rate of 28% for larger firms, with a net cashflow tax of 5% for all companies. The PC suggested this reformed tax system would increase GDP by just over $13 billion (0.7%). "Having modelled and refined ...

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

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... bubble for now, as technology returns remain strong and valuations are not extreme by the standard of 1990s bubble. "Tech companies have started to issue debt to finance their capex expansions, but the levels are very low for most companies relative ...

Igneo acquires Tasmanian logistics firm Strait Link

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... investment philosophy. Igneo is an autonomous investment team in the First Sentier Group and invests in infrastructure companies in renewables, digital infrastructure, waste management, water utilities and transportation sectors. The firm focuses on ...