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Magellan, WAM suffer due to Iran conflict

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... both Wilson Asset Management's WAM Leaders Fund and Magellan reveal the impact of market volatility due to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. The WAM Leaders investment portfolio decreased during the month, while Magellan saw assets under management ...

Dimon warns private credit crisis will hurt retail investors most

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
JPMorgan Chase chair and chief executive Jamie Dimon says while the current private credit crisis does not pose a systemic risk, retail investors will be among the worst affected should 'anything go wrong'. In his annual letter to shareholders ...

Albanese stresses importance of 'economic sovereignty'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... vulnerability and "will not take us out of it." "We were investing in Australia's economic resilience well before this crisis began. And for our government, international uncertainty is not an excuse to delay or hold back reform - it is the reason ...

Iran conflict exposes 'fault line' in Australian equities: VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... much harder than investors expect," he said. "Concentration in the S&P/ASX 200 is rising at a pace not seen outside of a crisis, the top 10 stocks now accounting for 48.8% of the index, and historically these are the conditions that have coincided in ...

Inflation remains firm, May rate hike still in play

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... markets, as well as any signs of de-escalation in the Middle East. "The bulk of the price pressures leading into the oil crisis continue to come from housing inflation (now up 7.2% y/y), but the focus in the next CPI reports will no doubt be on fuel ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... thought, if I don't stand up and help them, who will?" Like many others, Kee lost a lot of money in the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). When she returned to Australia after that at age 40, she had to start from scratch. "I built a business and more ...

Barings nabs Challenger's fixed income lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... He joined Challenger in 2005 as an analyst before moving into the investment management arm. During the global financial crisis, Robinson spent two years in London with Challenger-affiliated hedge fund WyeTree Asset Management. There, he focused on structured ...

Senate report provides fuel for CGT discount tweak

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... described the findings as simplistic and one dimensional, saying it is actually a lack of supply that is driving the housing crisis, and a simple tweak to tax is not a solution. This view is supported by advice from the Reserve Bank of Australia, citing ...

Another RBA hike in May 'not a done deal'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... inflation as a problem that time and patience will resolve," he said. "With the energy shock from the Strait of Hormuz crisis now compounding already-sticky domestic price pressures, the board has effectively concluded that waiting for more data carries ...

Inflation to spike, oil supply plenty: Chalmers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... could hit as much as 5%, he is confident that Australia will not run out of fuel off the back of the current Middle East crisis. National Australia Bank has predicted that inflation could reach 5% by June. Commenting on this possibility, Chalmers told ...