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UniSuper, Aware Super deliver positive returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026
... members. We continue to focus on ensuring our portfolios are well positioned for the long term." Aware Super sees the global economy shaped by two strongly opposing forces: the continued boom in AI-related capital investment on one hand and rising geopolitical ...

Team Super welcomes new chief of staff

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... May, indicating the tokenisation of domestic financial infrastructures can inject up to $24 billion to Australia's economy. Meanwhile, earlier in her career, Scott-Toms also worked in a similar capacity at Perpetual for nearly two years, business ...

Investors Mutual founders launch new venture

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... hit extremely hard in recent months, and we believe some are now trading below their underlying value," he said. "If the economy slows further, it is likely that more stocks will become oversold - and historically, that is when patient value investors ...

ASIC pushes to bolster competitiveness

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... infrastructure," Constant said. "Regulators and industry can work together to harness opportunities to best serve the Australian economy." The report also outlined how standards bodies, governments and regulators across major jurisdictions are reshaping ...

Natixis names chief executive for Mirova

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... AMF (French Financial Markets Authority), the AFG (French Asset Management Association), and the French Ministry of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, Natixis said. Natixis chief executive Philippe Setbon said her leadership ...

Corruption, governance risks: The cost of doing business in emerging markets?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... from infrastructure, education and healthcare into private pockets. That weakens the very foundations of an investable economy." Some argue that corruption can be described as a type of "tax". It's a useful starting point, Mackinnon said, but describing ...

Inflation cools, RBA facing 'uncomfortable trade-off'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... clearance rates and consumer sentiment have dropped. "Inflation is proving difficult to bring down at the same time the economy is losing momentum," he said. "That may not mean recession, but it does mean investors should be careful about assuming the ...

New Forests expands US forestry footprint

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... in North America has the potential to deliver attractive investment returns while positively contributing to the local economy and environment," he said. Beyond timber production, New Forests plans to explore additional revenue streams including carbon ...

Vale Alan Greenspan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... of 100 from complications of Parkinson's disease," Mitchell said. "He was a giant of a man who helped shape the US economy for decades under presidents of both parties, but was always honest in acknowledging his mistakes".

SMC pushes for carers to qualify for SG

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... carer poverty penalty," Schubert said. The report also highlighted superannuation gaps affecting approximately 184,000 gig economy workers, 515,000 part-time workers under 18, and 37,000 domestic workers, most of whom are women. Carers Australia chief ...