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Where to invest when local equities look expensive

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
Australian equities are richly priced, yet local portfolios remain heavily skewed towards the domestic market; investors have avenues to seek out diversification and better value, according to Morningstar market strategist Lochlan Halloway. Australian ...

Grattan Institute renews calls for best-in-show super funds, partial annuitisation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... balances. "The complexity of the retirement income system means funds should be able to help their members on a more personal level. But if these moves are to work in the interests of retirees rather than funds, the government should first create a stronger ...

Dimon 'cautiously pessimistic' on US economy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
Despite the raging bull market, and lower inflation and unemployment levels, JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon is "cautiously pessimistic" about the US economy in 2025. Dimon said in a CBS interview that geopolitical tensions underpin his stance ...

Unemployment edges up despite jobs added

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
... the first rate cut until later in the year. While unemployment has come in higher for December, it hasn't reached a level where there is an urgency for the RBA to cut rates. The tight labour market will continue to exert upward pressure on services ...

Macquarie AM splashes billions on Applied Digital Corporation

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... including our Ellendale HPC Campus. "With an 85% ownership stake in both existing and future HPC assets and access to a project-level preferred equity financing facility sufficient to fund our HPC project pipeline, we believe we are poised for transformative ...

ESG linked to pay in top APAC listed firms

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... WTW. "The disclosure and prevalence of ESG metrics used by companies in APAC continue to vary and are influenced by the level of disclosure requirements and institutional investors' expectations in each market," WTW managing director and global practice ...

Economist's wishlist: Lower tariffs, bond yields settling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
AMP deputy chief economist Diana Mousina has listed the top five things the AMP econosights team is hoping to see in 2025. Firstly, Mousina said that while higher trade tariffs are unavoidable given the incoming US President, she hopes the US will stop ...

Research digs into HNW investment preferences

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... remain prominent tools to provide "competitive advantages" for advisers, with over half saying they're at a comfortable level of digital integration, and 39% were already using AI alongside 38% planning to integrate AI in the next 12 months. Many ...

Bitcoin now 7th largest global asset

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
Bitcoin finished 2024 up 123.4%, ranking as the seventh largest global asset by market capitalisation, according to new research from Binance Australia. However, momentum stalled in late December when the US Federal Reserve scaled back its planned 2025 ...

How to simplify super to get better retirement outcomes: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... Individuals would be provided with additional information or limited financial advice by the trustee. The products would specify a level of drawdown or regular payment, and a projected income. The report said from age 75, the opt-in basis would no longer ...