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The productivity problem: Good ideas never put to use

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
The Productivity Commission's (PC) latest Annual productivity bulletin has revealed multifactor productivity growth has been almost non-existent in recent times. The bulletin said a creeping inefficiency and failure to push the boundaries of innovation ...

Global active equity managers suffer their worst year in decades

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
Global active equity managers faced their toughest year in over two decades in 2024, according to Frontier Advisors. Frontier Advisors said heightened market concentration and US equity dominance created formidable headwinds, with most managers struggling ...

Chalmers looks to trade super pool for minerals with US

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025
... current value of Australian super fund investments in the US is around $400 billion - due to reach $1 trillion over the next decade. "So, Australia's superannuation sector has the size, scale and presence to play a big role driving new American industries ...

ASIC turns up the heat on private markets

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2025
... private credit, infrastructure, and property. The staggering growth of private capital funds nearly tripled over the past decade, increasing from $57.1 billion in 2014 to $148.6 billion in March 2024, ASIC said. Private equity and real estate accounted ...

Monetary policy not the only game in town: Brian Redican

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... Australia isn't particularly exciting, pointing to the "terrible picture" of real household disposable income over the past decade. "It [disposable income] used to go up, and for the last decade, it's gone nowhere," he said. "What is the possible potential ...

Super fund investment in US to skyrocket

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
Australian super funds are expected to pump huge amounts of money into the US over the coming decade, according to a report from Mandala, in conjunction with Super Members Council and IFM Investors. The Going Global report said Australians' superannuation ...

MLC wary of but not opposed to bitcoin

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... swings count against bitcoin with drawdowns of more than 50% being a regular feature of bitcoin's performance over the past decade," he said. "Moreover, analysis reveals that in just over the past three years, bitcoin has been nearly four times more ...

Superannuation powerbrokers bound for US investment summit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... Washington DC and New York next week to showcase a super system poised to channel hundreds of billions into the US over the next decade. In a statement, representatives of super funds, investment managers, and peak organisations attending the Australian ...

Next decade could bring back the conservative portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... chief economist Brian Parker told the Financial Standard Chief Economist Forum that investors should be wary of the coming decade, with more volatility expected. "The last 10 to 20 years, we have seen a rising tide lift all boats, generally speaking. ...

Platinum staffers join Merlon Capital

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... board. Julian McCormack and Kirit Hira have joined the investment team as portfolio managers. McCormack spent almost a decade at Platinum as an investment specialist and analyst, while Hira was at the firm for eight years as an investment analyst and ...