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Potential US recession in three years: Global insurers

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026

Most chief investment officers of global insurers believe the US will fall into a recession within the next three years, largely driven by current geopolitical turmoils, a new survey from Goldman Sachs Asset Management reveals. More professional investors ...

US economy 'really taking off': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026

... cautious," he said. "If you read economic commentary, universally it expects a strong US economy, very little risk of recession. If you look at sentiment indicators, there's a lot of confidence around that share markets will be strong this year." ...

Australian managed funds up $35.9bn in 2025: Calastone

ANGELIQUE MINAS | TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026

... netted consistent inflows from August, except for November, with net inflows surpassing $9.9 billion as fears of a global recession receded. Performance of equity funds was also strongest in July, reaching $2.4 billion in inflows. The report credited ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS | TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025

... markets," she said. Therefore, government and strong corporate bonds stand to benefit the most in the face of economic recession, in being considered safer investments, LaRusse described. "A downturn combined with falling interest rates tends to be of ...

'Unretiring' a global trend: T. Rowe Price

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025

... Kingdom, also demonstrated economic and financial uncertainty among savers. It found that 50% of respondents expect a recession by mid-2026, with inflation rated as a top concern (42%), as well as geopolitical events (30%) and interest rates (27%). Additionally ...

Australian businesses most worried about possible recession: Survey

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025

... Forum's Executive Opinion Survey suggest Australian business leaders are most concerned with economic risks like recession in the coming years. The Executive Opinion Survey, conducted in partnership with Zurich and Marsh, gathers the views of more ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025

... following the pandemic, business conditions took a "sudden turn for the worse" when the manufacturing sector entered a recession in mid-2024 and contracted 2.6% over the last year. "While weak economic conditions in Australia have proven difficult for ...

Tech bubble top of mind for super funds in 2026: Report

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025

... markets and especially middle market companies," Watson said. "Our view is that there is a low probability of a near term recession in the US because these companies are starting to use AI technologies to support a wide variety of functions to drive ...

Ausbil launches active ETF

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025

... exporters here. With China in advanced stages of trade negotiations we remain positive on our outlook, and we do not see a recession," the note said. Ausbil portfolio manager Michael Price commented that with a handful of large banks and resource companies ...

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN | MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025

... new normal with volatility baked in. Either way, markets have rebounded around the world and the 'r' word - recession - is hardly mentioned. Some doomsayers were forecasting the blight of stagflation for the US economy a few months ago, but if ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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