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Green budgets fatten amid global uncertainty

ROSE MARY PETRASS | TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025

... manufacturers, and firms supplying efficient electrical and cooling equipment, and handling new data centre permits and planning. US-China trade relationship fuels concerns According to Capgemini, 70% of executives are concerned about trade disputes ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025

... immediate tariffs. Rather, the memo directed federal agencies to study trade policies and evaluate the trade relationships with China, Canada and Mexico." RaboResearch Australia and New Zealand general manager Stefan Vogel said the impacts of geopolitics ...

Where to invest when local equities look expensive

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025

... remain attractively priced," Halloway said. In Asia, meanwhile, "value abounds" with stocks at a discount of around 6%. "China looks particularly undervalued, at a 22% discount, though this market has its challenges," he said. "... we are optimistic ...

Dimon 'cautiously pessimistic' on US economy

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025

... complicated. It's scary. It's complicated - how we're going to deal with Russia, Iran, North Korea, and ultimately with China," he said. Despite the positives, he admits there is a sense of gloom in the US economy. "I think there are a lot ...

ESG linked to pay in top APAC listed firms

ROSE MARY PETRASS | WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025

... alignment between ESG strategy and executive incentives," said Ganu. WTW looked at the top 50 listed firms in Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Economist's wishlist: Lower tariffs, bond yields settling

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025

... increase in 2025 with the incoming Trump administration. Trump has already said that he will impose an additional 10% tariff on China and a further 25% on Mexico and Canada as soon as he comes into office," Mousina said. "Trade disputes create uncertainty ...

Trump's response to global conflict adds uncertainty to private markets: IFM

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025

... the world assesses the impact of the incoming administration's corporate tax cuts and trade policy - such as tariffs on China. "Investors will need to consider the growth and inflationary implications of these (and other) policies collectively - an impossible ...

Bitcoin returns 147%, outshines bull market

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025

... renewed interest will prompt Treasury to accelerate the drafting of crypto regulations in Australia." Investors in gold and China equities were also rewarded with strong returns of 27.2% and 27.1% respectively. US small caps turned in 23.3%, while Japanese ...

Investors should stay the course in 2025: Expert

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025

... "expensive" US equities, but ultimately it sees more value in the latter. "We have noted in our paper that we also like China and South Korea... [as] US equities are on the expensive side," she added. "There are enough opportunities [outside the US] ...

MetLife to acquire PineBridge Investments

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025

... a multi-year earnout; however, it excludes PineBridge's private equity funds group business and its joint venture in China. MetLife has made asset management growth a foremost priority as part of its new five-year strategy, which was unveiled in ...

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Grattan Institute renews calls for best-in-show super funds, partial annuitisation

KARREN VERGARA

The Grattan Institute is urging the government to mandate the partial annuitisation of Australians' superannuation and implement the 'best-in-show' list of funds to help simplify a "complex" system and allow retirees to spend their savings with confidence.

Super admin providers face reckoning in 2025: Finura

KARREN VERGARA

More companies will divest their superannuation administration offerings in 2025, according to Finura, as super funds potentially move this service in-house amid tighter scrutiny from the regulators.

Insignia grants CC Capital limited due diligence

ELIZA BAVIN

Insignia said it has carefully considered the revised CC Capital bid which was made last week.

BlackRock settles lawsuit for 'misleading consumers'

ANDREW MCKEAN

BlackRock has reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed by the State of Tennessee, which alleged the asset manager misled consumers about how much its investment strategies were influenced by ESG considerations.

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