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Tariffs were never the answer: Experts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... not bilateral trade balances - sure, there are trade issues with China in terms of IP being stolen, not following all the World Trade Organisation rules - but fundamentally, the trade imbalance the US has with the rest of the world is a function of its ...

State insurer names new CIO as government review looms

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
New Zealand's NZ$50 billion no-fault accident compensation scheme has appointed a new investment chief amid scrutiny. The Accident Compensation Corporation has appointed David Iverson as chief investment officer of its NZ$50bn fund as the state ...

PRI chief executive David Atkin to step down

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... Responsible Investment over the past four years, and a privilege to meet and work with many of our signatories around the world," Atkin said, announcing his departure. "London is a long way from Melbourne, and the time is approaching for me to return ...

Advice bodies want efficiency, long-term solutions from Mulino

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
... previously held by Stephen Jones. Mulino's vast experience and academic qualifications, which includes working with the World Bank and the US Federal Reserve and lecturing, look to be a point of difference that make him the ideal candidate. Neil ...

Benchmark-clinging passive investors risk meagre returns: Perpetual

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... across various assets, indicates that due to the "extreme valuation" of US equities and their dominant 70% share of the MSCI World Index, investors in conventional global market cap indices shouldn't expect higher returns for taking on greater risk. ...

Daniel Mulino takes over financial services portfolio

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... policy, he was most recently chair of the House of Representatives Economics Committee. Mulino has previously consulted to the World Bank and the US Federal Reserve and is a former economic adviser to Bill Shorten and former Victorian premier Steve Bracks. ...

NZ Super appoints inaugural chief operating officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, manager of NZ Super Fund, has promoted Paula Steed to the newly created position of chief operating officer. The appointment combines Steed's current role of general manager technology and general manager ...

Labor vs Liberal: Which government is better for Australian stocks?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... sharper focus. "But again, the difference between parties is negligible," he said. Australian equities underperformed the MSCI World ex-Australia Index by an annualised 0.1% under Coalition governments, and by 0.3% under Labor. "Given that total returns ...

'Lunatic' tariffs can directly hit Australia: Academics

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... according to the Observatory of Economic Complexity database. China's exports are spread out across the rest of the world, with Hong Kong (7.6%), Japan (4.9%), Germany (4.4%) South Korea (4.3%), Vietnam (4%) and India (3.5%) making up its next-biggest ...

US financial market dominance can't last indefinitely: MSCI

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... according to MSCI chief research officer Ashley Lester. The rise of US financial assets relative to the rest of the developed world "is a clear story," Lester told Financial Standard. During that time, the US experienced solid earnings growth, while ...