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New 100% tariffs on China: Another TACO moment?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... with neither side backing down. But will US President Donald Trump once again "chicken out"? Trump roiled investor confidence last week by threatening to whack 100% tariffs on China as it plans to restrict its rare earth mineral exports. What began as ...

Institutional investors show signs uncertainty has peaked: State Street

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
The latest State Street Institutional Investor Indicators, tracking investor confidence, found most signs point to optimism despite ongoing global uncertainty. The State Street Risk Appetite rose to 0.54 at the end of July, marking the highest reading ...

Australia's largest real estate fundie pulls ahead of the pack

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... 2023. "It is encouraging to see such strong growth in Australian managers' AUM in 2024, reflecting renewed investor confidence," ANREV chief executive Charles Haase said. "With asset performance in the Australian market showing signs of recovery ...

Australia progresses climate transition disclosures, planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... importance of forward-looking data, robust standards, and credible transition pathways in supporting both investor confidence and regulatory alignment. "We are working closely with clients to integrate both physical and transition risks into their investment ...

HESTA sells out of MinRes after failed engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... engaged with senior leaders and directors at the business to encourage action we believe necessary to restore investor confidence," HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said. "The departures of the directors on the ethics and governance committee last ...

TWC Invest makes risk, technology hires

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... integrity, TWC said. He will also reinforce the firm's dedication to transparency, accountability and investor confidence. Commenting Thompson said: "TWC's lifecycle-driven approach to investing is a compelling framework for identifying value ...

SMA Reporting Standard launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2025
... leaders, we can create a framework that not only supports innovation but also upholds the highest levels of investor confidence," Parwada said. SMARS will be overseen by an independent advisory committee of industry stakeholders. Its foundation partners ...

Government to streamline financial reporting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... standards. "Our standard-setting institutions play an important role underpinning the integrity of markets and investor confidence," Chalmers said. "A key focus of the proposed new architecture is ensuring the new body will have the flexibility to meet ...

Warakirri terminates Flinders fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
... as after each of those previous lows," Macdougall said. "If confidence in the earning outlook improves and investor confidence lifts, it is this asset class that will move." Despite its mishap, the fund had shared some impressive returns over the years. ...

Political risk pushes institutional investors to cash: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... and came at the equal expense of equities and bond holdings." The Institutional Investor Indicators measure investor confidence or risk appetite quantitatively by analysing the actual buying and selling patterns of institutional investors derived from ...