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FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR | TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026

... doesn't always perform as expected, with it more likely to provide a hedge in demand shocks rather than inflationary or fiscal repricing environments. "Future demand shocks are always a possibility, which is why we added inflation-protection to our ...

Australia averts recession but not slowdown: JPMAM

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026

... shrugging off the headwinds. "We think the Chinese story is pretty good. It's resilient. We expect more monetary policy and fiscal stimulus there. We like the China tech story as well," he said. The Korean and Taiwan markets also appear to be doing ...

'Not much' RBA can do about short-term inflation woes: Hauser

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026

... per capita in the world," he said. "So, this is a big real income shock for Australia, even if national income and the fiscal coffers may benefit from that net export position." Hauser added that while the short-term economic effects of the Middle East ...

Calm urged as global markets look 'increasingly unstable'

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026

... relive the stagflation of the 1970s, yet that risk is becoming harder to dismiss. At the same time, the US faces a growing fiscal burden, with debt servicing becoming materially more expensive as older debt is refinanced at higher rates," he said. "That ...

Household wealth rises 2.5%

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026

... and hurt growth, particularly consumer demand. The combination of these forces makes the outlook for both monetary and fiscal policy more nuanced."

Chalmers says Budget will make 'hard decisions'

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026

... these packages will help expand it." Chalmers said more savings will make room for private sector growth while building fiscal buffers, and productivity enhancing reforms should help boost supply, generate higher living standards and unlock more investment. ...

L1 Group eyes golden returns with new LIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026

... emerging across the sector. It added structural demand for physical gold and precious metals along with geopolitical and fiscal uncertainty, is considered supportive for the medium-term outlook. "The manager believes the gold and precious metals mining ...

Structural headwinds driving Australian capital offshore: Redican

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026

... opportunities offshore with better returns. Redican sees Japan, Europe and the US as better prospects for investors as stimulatory fiscal and monetary policies push growth further.

Inflation rises 3.8%, rate rise 'firmly in play'

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026

... significant economic and tax reform. "As living standards atrophy and as the Reserve Bank wrestles with limp supply growth, it is fiscal policy that holds the key to lifting the pace of growth and bringing inflation back to target," he said. For more ...

Irish sovereign wealth fund mandates four managers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026

... Future Ireland Fund (FIF) and the Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund (ICNF), were established in 2024 to help fund fiscal pressures such as deglobalisation, climate and digital transitions from 2041. As manager of the funds, the National Treasury ...

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Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA

Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino will forge ahead with the New Class of Advisers (NCAs) as part of highly anticipated Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms and laid out a blueprint of how the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) will be fairer for financial advisers.

Munro Partners to acquire GSFM

VINNY VUCAGO

Munro Partners will acquire GSFM, the Australian investment fund management affiliate of CI Global Asset Management, in a deal designed to strengthen its local distribution capabilities.

Treasury consults on foreign investment framework reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Treasury has opened a consultation to review existing conditions required for foreign investment approvals in Australia.

Australians struggle to navigate super and age pension divide

VINNY VUCAGO

Australians are approaching retirement with growing uncertainty about how superannuation and the Age Pension will work together, with new research pointing to gaps in both preparedness and confidence.

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