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Gold soars over Trump's Greenland rhetoric

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... force. I won't use force," Trump said. "We want a piece of ice for world protection, and they won't give it. "You can say yes, and we will be very appreciative. Or you can say no, and we will remember." Despite winding back fears of using force to take ...

Performance test changes not necessary: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... that," Parker said. "Are we comfortable that we can build portfolios that will do better than those benchmarks over time? Yes, we are. But like I said, you can't replicate them. You may as well manage the risk." Parker said because of this, changes ...

Three megatrends to watch in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... said. "But valuations, while stretched, are not absolutely insane. We had worse PE ratios in 2020 and 2021, after COVID. So, yes, getting expensive, but not crazy. "Concentration risk is true, but... these are highly profitable companies. But we've ...

South Korea looks to Australia for next sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
South Korea is establishing another sovereign wealth fund, with this one to be modelled on the Future Fund. Launching the National Growth Fund yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Yooncheol Koo said the government would ...

Mulino looks to reform CSLR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
After holding a roundtable discussion yesterday, Minister for Financial Services Daniel Mulino says all consumer-facing sub-sectors within the financial services sector, and all 23 retail-facing sub-sectors will foot the $47.3 million CSLR special levy. ...

RBA opts to keep cash rate on hold

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
At its meeting yesterday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) reached a monetary policy decision to keep the cash rate unchanged at 3.6%. In explaining why, the board warned of possible rate rises in 2026 as it takes a more cautious response to inflationary ...

Shield proposes to liquidate equities to pay investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2025
The Shield Master Fund (SMF) is expected to make a distribution to victims by selling a large portion of its listed equities portfolio, according to liquidators Alvarez & Marsal. Keystone Asset Management, which is the responsible entity for the Shield ...

Sequoia shares dive nearly 50%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
Sequoia Financial Group's share price has dived nearly 50% since the start of the year, compounded by ASIC's recent lawsuit against subsidiary InterPrac Financial Planning, which has wiped millions from its market cap. Sequoia's share price ...

Iress dismisses takeover talks

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
Iress has denied reports published in The Australian about a potential takeover, saying there is "no basis" to confirm reports on potential price or exclusivity terms. "Iress continues to engage with multiple parties in order to ascertain whether there ...

Magellan global equities lead exits amid investigation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
Magellan Financial Group's head of global equities has resigned following reports alleging he was in a relationship with a junior employee. The Australian Financial Review reported overnight that Arvid Streimann was allegedly in a relationship with ...