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WA takes the economic crown: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... South Australia to move into second place. The State of the States report determines which Australian state or territory economy is performing best by tracking eight key economic indicators and comparing the latest observation with decade averages. "Western ...

Local challenger enters Australia's ETF market

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2025
... concentrated," adding that having an industry dominated by a few players "something we see in other parts of the Australian economy." "This highly concentrated market benefits no one but the incumbents - and we think our entry will shift that dynamic. ...

Institutional capital returns to retail real estate after hiatus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... monetary policy easing through the year. The report noted Australia has the highest forecast population growth of any mature economy, with an expected increase of 7.3% over five years. That compares to just 0.9% growth in retail stock over the same period ...

RBA opens door to May rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
... the consideration of an interest rate cut in May, as US President Donald Trump's tariffs place risks on the global economy. The RBA board minutes from the April meeting acknowledged that the market was pricing in a number of rate cuts before the ...

GSFM, Munro branch out to New Zealand

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... 15 to 25 companies focused on decarbonisation and are tipped to benefit from clean energy and transport, the circular economy and energy efficiency. It also aims to achieve a return greater than the MSCI All Country World (Net) Index in $NZ (Net) over ...

Taxes and housing dominate election race

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
... said Labor's plans to guarantee all low-deposit home loans for first home buyers could increase financial risk to the economy. ICA said lenders' mortgage insurance (LMI) is a critical component in Australia's housing market by facilitating access to ...

New SEC chair affirmed, FCA chief reappointed

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... Chancellor. The FCA does vital work to enable a fair and thriving financial services sector for the good of consumers and the economy." "I am proud of the reforms we have delivered to support growth, bolster operational effectiveness, set higher standards ...

US pension funds haemorrhage US$249bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... by economic uncertainty, prices increases, tightening liquidity, or a combination of all three. Equable said if the US economy goes into a recession later in 2025, and if that leads to a decline in state and local government revenues, this will likely ...

Aware Super spends $1.6bn on Australia's 'largest' intermodal terminal

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... largest intermodal terminal and is intended to boost the national supply chain and generate jobs, bolstering the local economy. The planned expansion will generate 1250 jobs on top of 60 for MIT's development and the 750 roles during the construction ...

Trump backflips on tariffs but risks remain

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... gearing up for a trade war. Betashares chief economist David Bassanese said despite Trump's concession, the global economy and particularly the US, still face "enormous risk" in the weeks and months ahead. "While equity markets bounced overnight ...