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Controversial US policy to benefit Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... only 4.6% ($24.4bn) of Australia's $517 billion total goods exports in 2024. Additionally, the US currently imposes a 10% tariff on Australia, which is the lowest of all countries, and Australia has a trade deficit with the US. "So far there has been ...

RBA's Hauser warns super funds of $1tn FX risk

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Andrew Hauser has issued a stark warning about the superannuation sector's growing foreign currency exposure, which he said is tipped to reach $1 trillion in value over the next decade. Hauser noted Australian ...

GQG FUM rises $1bn in face of continued outflows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
GQG has seen funds under management (FUM) rise $1 billion from $166.6 billion in July to $167.6 billion in August. This comes despite outflows of $1.8 billion during the month - of which $1.4 billion was a result of investments in US equities. In July ...

Ausbil launches active ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2025
Ausbil Investment Management has launched an active ETF version of its seven-year-old dividend income fund. As first flagged last year, the Ausbil Active Dividend Income Fund - Active ETF (DIVI) officially began trading. Debuting on the ASX today, DIVI ...

FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
Financial services firms stand at a pivotal juncture. Those in one camp, with their heads buried in the sand, can no longer ignore the fact that artificial intelligence (AI), particularly its sidekick generative AI (GenAI), is everywhere. The other ...

Exposure to US hitting Aussie companies: UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2025
... suffering as a result. In CSL's case, it was already facing a lot of uncertainty-how is it going to fare under the new US tariff regime? But the day it reported was its worst one-day move in its 30-year listing history," Colosimo said. "Its core plasma ...

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
... in the fourth quarter." The bond market sell-off that followed US President Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariff announcements was in April, but in August that already seems like another world. Since then, investors have had to deal with ...

RBA cuts rates, experts debate next moves

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... to both the global and local economy, these seem relatively well contained for the moment. "Greater certainty around US tariff policy is emerging, with tariff rates less onerous than feared in early April. In Australia, the main risk is a failure of ...

Institutional investors show signs uncertainty has peaked: State Street

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
... Brazil, indicating a shift towards global growth rebalancing. In contrast, weak demand for Indian equities reflects lingering tariff and policy uncertainties. "Fiscal concerns persist, with foreign demand for Treasuries, Gilts, and OATs remaining weak. ...

American Century cuts US outlook amid tariff impacts

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... Powell probably will continue to express a wait-and-see approach. Given the uncertainty regarding the landing zone for tariff policy, the Fed will want more time to assess the fallout," Weisman said. "The labor market continues to hang in, with perhaps ...