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Global X launches Russell 2000 ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... the Russell 2000 index are the "bread and butter" of the US economy. He also said that the index usually performs during rate cut cycles. "Whenever there's interest rate cuts, the biggest impact is on the companies most highly leveraged, and these ...

Finance workers worry about job displacement from AI, government urged to take action

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
Financial services employees worry their jobs are being increasingly upended by artificial intelligence (AI), as an inquiry asks the government to urgently balance technological advancements and potential job displacements. The Future of Work report ...

Most retirees who rent live in poverty: Grattan Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... poorer retirees who rent, is inadequate. After covering essential non-housing costs, a single age pensioner receiving the full rate of Rent Assistance has only $300 per week left for rent - yet a cheap one-bedroom home in an Australian capital city costs ...

Investment down as uncertainty rises

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2025
The outlook for business investment has deteriorated over the past year, according to the quarterly Investment Monitor report by Deloitte Access Economics. "The slowdown in the Australian economy has hit business revenues. This has particularly been ...

Trump's tariff implications for Australian investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
US President Donald Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico, and a 10% tariff on China, with the latter already in effect while the others have been delayed by one month, subject to border and drug conditions - what does this ...

Future Fund reaches value of $237.9bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2025
The Future Fund has delivered an investment return of 12.2% - boosting its value to by $26 billion to $237.9 billion as of 31 December 2024. Total funds managed by Future Fund, including across its other investment funds, rose to $304.5 billion. In ...

Wilson Asset Management launches Founders Fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
... long-term investment, and close engagement with shareholders," Yao said. Wilson Asset Management also expects the anticipated rate cuts in 2025 to provide a tailwind for the IPO market, noting that founder-led IPO's have historically outperformed their ...

LGT Capital Partners brings $1.6bn PE strategy to Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2025
... fund structure." The strategy incurs a management fee of 1.65% p.a., as well as a performance fee of 12.5% after a hurdle rate of 8% per annum. Investors can liquidate quarterly, limited to 5% of the fund's net asset value.

TenCap hedge fund eyes $3bn AUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... market." In mid-February, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will host its first meeting of 2025. Liu is confident that a rate cut will be announced, judging from the most recent inflation data. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.2% in the December ...

The regulatory pendulum has swung too far: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... sector-led economic recovery. He noted "the Australian economy is in a malaise", with GDP growth slowing over 2024 to an annual rate of 0.8%-the weakest in a generation outside the COVID-19 downturn. Tax Reform Briggs labelled the proposed superannuation ...