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Chalmers to focus on productivity, economic repair in 2026 Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... improving the budget bottom line in every year of the forward estimates, getting the Liberal debt down, that's been the story of this government," Chalmers said. "And the story of 2025 and our economy was public spending - public final demand - retreating ...

Financing the technological revolution: AI issuance in credit

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... AI-related capex by 2029. De Silva told Financial Standard : "In our view, AI capex-related debt issuance will be the big story for credit markets in 2026 and will drive a gradual widening in credit spreads more broadly as the market absorbs this supply." ...

ETF investors bet on global diversification, FX hedging

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... strengthen this year as the local sector approaches the $400 billion mark. "Flows during December tell a familiar but important story about investor intent. Investors leaned heavily into Australian and international equities, together accounting for ...

China's two speed economies: Which one wins?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... over the old one? "People are still looking and still are evaluating what's going to be the end, the outcome of the story," Liu said. Fidelity International portfolio manager George Efstathopoulos believes that China's equity market is in a bull ...

Janus Henderson acquired for $11bn, set to go private

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
... with our partners at Trian and General Catalyst to drive Janus Henderson through the next phase of its impressive growth story." The transaction is expected to close in mid-2026 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of applicable ...

ASX-listed companies at breaking point: Alvarez & Marsal

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... to a "broad-based" increase in financial vulnerability across Australian corporates. "Across the sectors we analysed, the story is clear: corporate health is deteriorating. From FY21 to FY25, on an aggregated basis, EBITDA margins are down more than ...

Boman Group scores licence to expand China investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... executive Eric Gao said. "It allows us to offer our clients a more direct and sophisticated way to participate in China's growth story, while building a stronger financial bridge between Australia and China." Using the new licence, it plans to introduce ...

Chalmers spurs on private sector investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2025
... decade and was the primary driver of growth in the quarter, driven by a surge of investment in technology. It's a similar story for housing." Chalmers said while there is "no shortage of challenges" in the Australian economy, the private sector recovery ...

Rainmaker's John Dyall to retire

STAFF WRITERS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... platforms alike. "We will all miss his special talents, unique insights, professional experience, data snooping skills, story-telling gifts, and the team camaraderie he brought to us all," the company said. Dyall's career path was unconventional. ...

Iress dismisses takeover talks

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... subsequent increased trading of Iress shares, the ASX issued a price query. Iress' share price spiked yesterday after the story was published, jumping from $9.07 to $10.20. In response to the ASX query, Iress denied having any information that had not ...