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Global trade a patchwork of relationships, regional priorities: Analysis

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... domestic production, BCG said. Findings revealed that two-way trade growth with the Plurilateralists, and non-China BRICS+ nations are estimated to grow by only 1.5% annually. US-China trade would decrease by 4.5% and continue the downward trend observed ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... the positive tailwinds generated by high government spending, falling interest rates in the UK, US and emerging market nations, and AI-related investment spending. "[So], there is a lot of "good news" in the price and it would not take much for sentiment ...

ASX-listed companies at breaking point: Alvarez & Marsal

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... Alert report follows publications for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), drawing on financial data from 563 of over 1537 listed companies in Australia. The report indicates that distress ...

Australian businesses most worried about possible recession: Survey

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2025
... in partnership with Zurich and Marsh, gathers the views of more than 11,000 business leaders from over 116 G20 member nations on the top five most significant threats to their countries over the next two years. Economic downturns, such as recessions ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
In the book The Lucky Country, the late author Donald Horne provides a piercing assessment of Australia in 1964, stating that its prosperity is derived from good fortune rather than industriousness or ambition. He ruminated about the future challenges ...

Super funds continue to fail vulnerable members: UNSW

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... communications for vulnerable or culturally diverse members, while only two of 12 were proactively engaging with First Nations communities to improve communications. ASIC commissioner Simone Constant delivered a clear message to the industry, noting ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... Israel. This brought the number of Israeli companies in its portfolio to 61 at the end of June. In mid-September, the United Nations concluded that Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. A ceasefire truce took effect on ...

Super moves: Aware Super, Future Fund, ART, AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... Australia's first Indigenous-led debt fund. The organisation is at the forefront of impact investing, empowering First Nations communities by directing capital and providing capacity-building support to initiatives that drive long-term economic independence ...

Public feedback welcomed for Life Code improvements

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
... practice in mental health underwriting?" There are also other subjects relating to family and domestic violence, First Nations customers, financial hardship, and more. Kell said the consultation paper is an important step in developing recommendations ...

ASIC targets funds over 'disappointing' retiree communications

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... retirement wave already breaking, is a real missed opportunity." Constant also slammed trustees for overlooking First Nations and vulnerable members. The review found that none of the participating trustees developed retirement communications tailored ...