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'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 ...

Inflation could surge above 4%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2026
... historic lows and compares very favourably internationally, and average levels of wealth and income in the economy are pretty good by international comparisons. But we have a problem with inflation. It's too high," he said. "Our projection is that ...

Process to become an adviser remains 'unattractive': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... we've tried to do as a sector to insert confidence and raise integrity in the minds of the community is potentially undone pretty easily overnight," Waller said. "There's a point around equality and equity in terms of what you're expecting to do to earn ...

Multi-boutique expands to Australia, seeks partners

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... So, we definitely welcome anything that ticks all those boxes." Already, Gent said the firm has been approached by "some pretty spectacular-returning property funds". "But the issue there is, especially when it's a deal-by-deal basis, it's difficult ...

Super funds, instos shun ETFs, retail dominance prevails

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... there is now a "layer" where many independent financial advisers use investment consultants that would be "considered as pretty institutional grade" around asset allocation and manager selection. As a whole, active fund managers continue to command the ...

SEC slams proxy adviser 'oligopoly,' urges AI use

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... them against your expressed values, and efficiently generate a large quantity of principled voting recommendations. And, pretty much, for free," he said. "This isn't science fiction - it's a near-term reality. Of course, with great power comes great ...