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AI, corporate tax, skilled workers key to productivity: PC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
... growth, for example, has averaged just below 0.4% per year since 2015, compared to the 60-year average of 1.6% p.a. The COVID-19 pandemic was one deterrent in recent years, along with systemic factors that slowed productivity in the lead up to the pandemic. ...

Lack of confidence in US equities brings investors back home

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... in May 2025, largely driven by those seeking to "buy the dip". New investor participation has, however, slowed to a post-COVID low of 52,000, accounting for 4% of the active base. "We're seeing a more conviction-driven online investor base take shape," ...

Local assets help deliver 12% for ART

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
... contribution to returns was also notable, thanks to investments in Australian airports, with valuations reverting to pre-COVID levels over the course of the year. Of the $33.6 billion invested in infrastructure, 6% or nearly $18 billion is in domestic ...

Regal Partners adds to stable, plans hotels strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... opportunities across the ANZ hotel accommodation sector." "Following a period of significant price dislocation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and broader economic slowdown, we believe the Australian hotel sector now offers investors the unique ...

Managed fund inflows jump over 20x: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... to be regaining their footing after extended and unusual periods of high correlation between bonds and stocks due to post-Covid stimulus and low rates. With bond yields normalising, offering diversification benefits, we could see 60/40 funds re-emerge ...

Old challenges push asset managers to inflection point: Citi

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... of top-line growth for half of asset managers. Almost half said alpha generation is difficult given unfamiliar risks from Covid-19, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the spike in inflation. "As if that were not enough, new external factors have emerged ...

Chalmers champions productivity, urges tax reform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... gratification" in the grind for productivity growth, just as budget reform remains a "hard and contested" arena. He noted that during COVID, government spending was almost a third of our economy, which he said was brought down to a quarter - but has ...

Treasury welcomes new leader

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... advisory board. Commenting, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Wilkinson has been instrumental in formulating the economic response to COVID-19 and the implementation of JobKeeper, as well as the preparation of the past four budgets under the Labor government. ...

Quality over quantity: CareSuper on mergers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... catering to a shrinking industry, MIESF has recently struggled with declining member accounts and cash flows, made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. In March, CareSuper and MIESF confirmed the merger would go ahead, citing their shared member-first heritage ...

COVID 'masked' issues at core of productivity problem: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a "productivity bubble", in which measured labour productivity rose to a record high between January 2020 and March 2022 before returning to pre-pandemic levels in June 2023, the Productivity Commission (PC) has revealed. ...