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Australian profits flat as global earnings soar to record highs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2026
... index came in at US$67.7 billion ($100.5bn), up from US$66.3 billion ($98.5bn) in 2024, with revenue rising 0.4% in US dollar terms. "Profits in the key mining and energy sectors were lower year-on-year, while banking profits were impacted by a combination ...

ETF investors bet on global diversification, FX hedging

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... managing currency risk. Global X ETF noted that the Australian dollar delivered its strongest performance against the US dollar in more than five years. "In this environment, investors may be more inclined to consider currency hedging to help manage ...

Investors weigh risks amid Venezuelan crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... knock-on effect to gold prices amidst heightened geopolitical risks and currencies because of what it may mean for the US dollar (and the trustworthiness of US assets), and equities because of risk appetite." Rodda said there is also two-sided risks ...

Retail investors cautiously confident in 2026: ASA

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... growth exposure. Information technology fell by 25.4% and healthcare fell by 19.0% amid firmer commodities and a softer US dollar. Overall, material stocks performed the best, surging to 31.71% while healthcare stocks plummeted by 24.91%, making it the ...

Nuveen brings global real estate strategy to Australia

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... industrial, healthcare and retail property options. It also includes currency hedging to protect Australian investors from US dollar fluctuations. As of October 31, the fund manages US$3 billion in assets. Nuveen managing director and portfolio management ...

Instos continue to bite on risk: State Street

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2025
... "riskier" commodity currencies, such as the Canadian and Australian dollars. "... dollar selling persists, even as the US dollar holdings now show the most pronounced underweight since early 2021. In relative terms, the US dollar underweight is easily ...

Australia misses out on global dividends growth

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
Despite global dividends achieving record growth in the first half of 2025, boosted by the weaker US dollar, Australia wasn't so prosperous. According to Capital Group's Global Equity Study Dividend Watch, global dividends increased 7.7% year on year ...

More than 75% of asset owners wary of trade disputes

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... have been material to investments in the last year, 73% of asset owners cited the US administration while 62% cited the US dollar weakness. APAC investors are the most concerned about the US administration, with 44% saying it was very material. They ...

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... macro headwinds have reverted. China, which had been a headwind, was beginning to stimulate its economy while the weaker US dollar was supporting economies which were "less fiscally encumbered." All this is encouraging for active managers who are comfortable ...

Top Australian CIOs revealed

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... have also been a strong contributor to total returns, as has the depreciation of the Australian dollar relative to the US dollar," said David Gallagher, executive director of research at Rainmaker Information. "Notwithstanding the economic challenges ...