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Trade war could have positive impact on Aussie GDP: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025
... industry assistance policies found that continuing to advocate for free and open trade and looking for opportunities to lower tariffs would be our best responses to changes in global trade policy. "Australia's prosperity has been built on free and open ...

Improved economy not a guarantee of business success

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... said global volatility, particularly US policies, are not the only focus for domestic economy and businesses. "However, tariffs are not the whole story. While 84% of chief financial officers believe they will negatively impact the Australian economy ...

Local assets help deliver 12% for ART

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025
... resolution stage. "From a diversification point of view, if there is a recessionary shock, and a recession comes alongside tariffs, then the fixed income allocation is what you rely on to provide some defensiveness in the portfolio," he said.

MLC AM delivers real returns for members in FY25

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... stance on equities, spurred by the Liberation Day turbulence. In early April, US President Donald Trump unleashed a slew of tariffs that were higher than what the market was expecting, leaving many wealth managers jumbled on whether to take an overweight ...

Managed fund inflows jump over 20x: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... network Calastone. Calastone said local investors appeared "cautiously resilient" amid major events, like the Liberation Day tariffs in April, and ensuing market volatility that tested global markets. In fact, rather than retreating, local investors ...

Chalmers advocates for Aussie instos on 'Big Beautiful Bill'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... conversation with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, where they discussed a range of issues facing Australia, including tariffs and Trump's tax bill. "This was a very positive discussion, a very productive discussion. We were able to cover a whole ...

Select stocks in charge of their own destiny: Aoris

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
... businesses where the external environment can matter... that would include businesses with a housing cycle, trade and tariffs, and politics. "And we don't want to be in what I call the sharp end of change. Change is always exciting but it's always fluid ...

Investor optimism premature, fund flows in firing line

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... dwindled in the March quarter and are expected to remain more volatile compared to 2024. "Uncertainty stemming from US tariffs - reflected in ongoing trade negotiations, the risk of policy reversals, corporate disruption from supply chain realignments ...

Geopolitical risks force family offices into alternatives, cash: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... Senra said with 60% of family offices pessimistic about the global outlook, confidence has been further shaken by new US tariffs. "Family offices are now prioritising diversification, liquidity, and structural reassessment of risk as they build resilience ...

Lower interest rates conducive for bigger risk appetite, small caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... as for the impact of US President Donald Trump's tariff war? Sheridan said geopolitical uncertainty and the risk of tariffs have seen businesses actively seek to shorten supply chains by moving production and processes closer to home. "This could ...