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Kenya to establish sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
... resulting in protests and reduced spending. According to the World Bank, in the 12 months to February 2025 its account deficit narrowed to 3.1% of GDP on the back of a rebound in exports of agricultural products. The World Bank estimates its real GDP ...

Controversial US policy to benefit Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... Additionally, the US currently imposes a 10% tariff on Australia, which is the lowest of all countries, and Australia has a trade deficit with the US. "So far there has been no discernible impact on Australian economic growth from the tariffs. Australian ...

AI adoption by investors 'grows rapidly': Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... they invest. Ainslie van Onselen, CA ANZ chief executive, said AI is changing the landscape for retail investors. Trust deficit, however, remains high with 43% of the investors saying they lacked confidence in the information produced, and 46% of respondents ...

Global stock markets rally, but Trump's next post could flip the script

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
Global stock markets roared back in May, staging a spectacular turnaround from the extreme volatility and negative returns that rattled most developed equity markets in April. But uncertainty still looms large. UniSuper head of fixed interest David ...

New Forests buys into Burapha

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... conducive biological growth conditions, and being strategically located in near proximity to areas of significant wood deficit, makes it an attractive investment destination," he said. This is the third acquisition for TAFF2. The fund made its first ...

Trade war rattles pre-election economic outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... that published in the 2025-26 Budget. On Budget night, Treasury announced the underlying cash balance is expected to be a deficit of $27.9 billion, which equates to 1% of GDP in 2024-25.

DWS fined $43m for greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
DWS will pay $43 million (US$27m) to settle a long-running greenwashing case brought by Frankfurt prosecutors. In 2021, a whistleblower - former DWS group sustainability officer Desiree Fixler - came forward with claims the asset manager was making ...

ASIC tiptoes around private markets intervention

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... private markets need regulatory intervention? Pressing concerns for Longo are the need for transparency and the "data deficit" in private markets. "When I think about regulation, I'm not talking about more rules. I'm talking about levers. Some ...

Budget deficit to balloon to $42.1bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
The 2025-26 Federal Budget revealed the Labor government's first deficit since taking power in 2022. Forecasts for the 2024-25 year were revised to show a $27.6 billion deficit, and forecasts show the deficit is expected to grow to $42.1 billion ...

What to expect in the 2025 Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... to seek to not put upward pressure on inflation," Bloxham said. "Policymakers should focus on repairing the structural deficit, but in a pre-election budget this is not easy. Ideally, a significant focus on productivity-enhancing reform ought to be part ...