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ASX not in a rush to pick next chief executive: Chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... of connection. They're seeking to evaluate you through how you communicate with them and frankly make up their minds pretty quickly whether you're someone they can believe or not believe."

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... with significant demand destruction, fixed income may provide some upside. We are also conscious that we've seen some pretty poor confidence numbers come out recently," Quin says. As to whether the supply shock turns into a global demand shock and ...

Trump building 'better' super system than Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... Australia's superannuation system. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the government designed a plan "that's something pretty close or in the direction of the Australian system." However, Trump said his plan would be "better". "I promised to make ...

Australia's economic growth lays far beyond capitals

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... Melbourne is getting an overlay where the stamp duty, foreign tax, and the economic performance of the state have been pretty weak for a while." Australia is seen as one of the top priorities for foreign investors, particularly across Asia, given the ...

Australia averts recession but not slowdown: JPMAM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... still at 2%," Craig said. China is proving to be resilient and 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," ...

'Beware the predictions of political experts': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... 'four-dimensional chess', he's 'ahead of the game'. What nonsense," Pearce said. "From the time this war started, it's pretty clear that it was devoid of a coherent strategy. It's been riddled with miscalculations from go to woe." Pearce ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... years. "We expect small DeepSeek-type moments and corrections along the way, but fundamentally we can see a path to some pretty meaningful upside for many of the beneficiary stocks over the next multi-year period," he adds. China's DeepSeek rattled markets ...

Digital assets framework bill passes, paves the way for consumer confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... However, Digital Economy Council of Australia chair Paul Derham told Financial Standard said while the DAP authorisation is "pretty well" understood, the authorisation for TCP may require greater clarity with the mechanics around the tokenisation of ...

Yarra hunts for superior returns outside ASX giants

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... narrow and owning stocks across the spectrum maximises the addressable universe. "If you look outside the 20, it's got a pretty unique combination that I've described. It's got diversification, it's got superior choice, it's got superior ...

Inflation to spike, oil supply plenty: Chalmers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... Treasury forecast for the Budget in May, and so obviously we are working through scenarios and contingencies like this pretty much every day as we try and land these forecasts for the Budget," he said. "We've run a couple of scenarios which make ...