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MySuper provides consistent returns for members: Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
... highest monthly return of 2.7% occurred in April 2026. That followed a -3.4% decline in March after the outbreak of conflict in Iran, but the index rebounded by a further 2.3% in May, supporting a full recovery. As a result, a member with a balance of ...

Ausbil sees AI, critical minerals driving next growth cycle

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... minerals required to support data centres and digital infrastructure. Despite recent oil price volatility following tensions in Iran and disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz, Ausbil expects global economic growth to remain resilient, forecasting growth ...

Asset owners staying invested in the US: Morningstar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... market, Morningstar said. "The path of rates and inflation is top-of-mind at the minute. We've looked through the war with Iran. We've looked through the supply shock to a large degree," an asset manager at an unnamed Australian superannuation ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
On March 24, merely weeks into the US-Israel war on Iran, the Philippines became the first domino to fall when President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a national energy emergency. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint ...

Emerging markets progress from consumption to innovation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... that are playing throughout the region," he said. "When you think about some of the risks that are coming through, like the Iran war, what's the solution to that? Sometimes the solution also sits in Asia, because of the innovation there. The world's ...

Oil price shock to hit consumers 'relatively quickly': RBA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... fallback in oil prices. However, Hunter said oil prices could stay elevated for longer than implied by market pricing, and the Iran conflict could lead to broader, more persistent supply disruptions, adding to inflation. "Cost pass-through may also be ...

Budget boosts fuel security, misses clean energy opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... in domestic smelting and manufacturing," he said. Reacting to the global oil shock sparked by the ongoing Israel-US war on Iran, Chalmers will use Export Finance Australia's $7.5 billion Fuel and Fertiliser Security Facility to strengthen longer-term ...

Perpetual to wind up fixed income fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... the Middle East dominated sentiment and forced a significant repricing of the rate outlook." "The US-Israel conflict with Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz - a chokepoint for roughly 20% of global oil supply - sending oil prices sharply higher ...

Australia averts recession but not slowdown: JPMAM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... Australia's annualised growth rate from 2% tipped at the start of the year before the breakout of the Israel-US attack on Iran to now just 1.5%. J.P. Morgan Asset Management global market strategist Kerry Craig explained the impact is already materialising ...

Inflation skyrockets in March, RBA hike almost certain

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... that the RBA will increase the cash rate to 4.35% at its meeting next week Tuesday," Chesler said. "The full effect of the Iran war and the increase in the oil price continues to feed into the economy. We expect year-on-year inflation to move even higher ...
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