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March RBA hike now on the cards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... the timing for the conflict. "With little warning, the world has been plunged into a war between the US/Israel and Iran. As oil prices have spiked - modestly at first - but more aggressively as supply disruption fears have increased, equity markets have ...

Fixed income becoming an ETP staple: Rainmaker

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... in the Gulf. Investors have invested more than $800 million into international equities and over $115 million into gold and oil so far in March. "People are leaning into the safe-haven of gold, while the theme of pursuing world ex-US continues," Neiron ...

ASX loses $100bn as Iran war escalates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
The ASX 200 saw around $100 billion wiped at the open as the war in Iran continues to escalate. Oil prices have surged more than 20% due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz; a critical checkpoint for the world's oil supply. Betashares chief economist ...

GDP rise is 'good news that's actually bad news'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... uncertainty are the events in the Middle East. While it is too early to draw out any economic implications for Australia, if oil prices were to rise substantially over coming months, the resulting inflationary pulse would add a further degree of difficulty ...

US and Israel strike Iran: What it means for investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... 2024 and then 12 days of war in June 2025. "From an investing perspective, the main focus is on the impact on the price of oil. Iran produces around 3-4% of global oil supply, but the regional spillover is already accelerating," Hetts said. "Perhaps ...

Fidelity names research director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... chairman of Wipro. There, he worked for almost three years as an equity analyst identifying investment opportunities in Indian oil and gas, financials and real estate for the public markets team. Gannamani then returned to Fidelity, where he progressed ...

Investors weigh risks amid Venezuelan crisis

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
Oil prices have seen volatility globally after the US bombed Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela holds the world's largest proven oil reserves, estimated at more than 300 billion barrels, alongside substantial deposits of gold ...

Global sovereign wealth fund assets grow to $15tn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... gain scale in 2025. On the one hand, they benefitted from the rally in financial markets, which is way more important that oil prices at this point," the report read. "On the other hand, they continued to pursue mega-deals in any possible form and sector ...

Super moves: Future Fund, Bupa, QIC, HESTA, Prime Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... programs for domestic banks, and PwC, focusing on operational risk and sustainability across industries including mining, oil and gas, utilities, manufacturing, and waste management. He also helped develop a risk-based climate change adaptation framework ...

Kenya to establish sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
Kenya is planning to roll out its first sovereign wealth fund as it looks to safeguard its income derived from oil, gas and minerals mining. The Kenya Sovereign Wealth Fund is designed to provide a buffer from fluctuations in resource revenues or macro-economic ...