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Fink takes private markets to next level

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2025
... accessible, simple markets," he said. "Easy to buy. Easy to track. And that means capital will flow more freely throughout the economy. The prosperity flywheel will spin faster, generating more growth - not just for the global economy or large institutional ...

Rest awards US$300m mandate to Miami-headquartered investment manager

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
... think deeply about the world they will retire into, as well as the megatrends likely to influence global society and the economy over the long term," he said. "With a focus across sectors including renewable energy, digital infrastructure, and transportation ...

Trump Media to launch ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2025
... inventive funds incorporating firms that concentrate on rapid growth, technological innovation, and strengthening the US economy, unencumbered by woke nonsense and political posturing. Investors will finally have options that adhere to their principles ...

Labor accelerates defence spending

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... submariners, and project managers. The pact between the US, Australia, and the UK, or AUKUS, is being sold as a boon for the economy and nation-building exercise that will amplify defence capabilities and strengthen regional security. South Australia ...

Chalmers boosts Help to Buy scheme, construction sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... completed per hour by housing construction workers has declined by 53% since 1995, while labour productivity in the broader economy increased by 49% over the same period. Chalmers has also committed $120 million from the National Productivity Fund to ...

Budget deficit to balloon to $42.1bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... cuts and more investment into infrastructure and healthcare. In his speech to parliament Chalmers said the Australian economy was "turning a corner". "Inflation is down, incomes are rising, unemployment is low, interest rates are coming down, debt is ...

Chalmers' warning on tariffs and trade wars

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the global economy is "volatile and unpredictable" when unveiling the Federal Budget tonight - highlighting the threat of a global trade war. "The 2020s have already seen a global pandemic, global inflation and the threat ...

Government plans to develop 'fit for purpose' digital asset regime

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
... providing clarity and certainty to the sector. They said this initiative would help to build a more dynamic and competitive economy, noting that digital assets and blockchain present "big opportunities" for Australia's financial sector, payments systems ...

Powerhouse Ventures to launch flagship fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
... Powerhouse said. Powerhouse said it has a strong conviction that these themes will play out in sectors such as the space economy, quantum computing, next generation AI and materials science for onshored manufacturing. Powerhouse said it would seek to ...

Perpetual Private awards $60m mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2025
... than their same sector peers, and therefore better placed to benefit from the transition to a more sustainable global economy. The strategy aims to deliver an immediate reduction in carbon, water, and waste ownership of more than 60% while remaining ...