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New 100% tariffs on China: Another TACO moment?

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... global macro strategist at Citi, does not anticipate another April 2 Liberation Day in the works, he points out that "more bad news has been accumulating". These are typically sparked by Trump's tweets. "The build up to Friday of last week was the ...

Platform trustees told to improve investment governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... using a suite of measures to assess emerging and long-term performance and risk issues, including monitoring for negative news and unusual flows. Some also employ a range of monitoring controls, like overseeing holding limits, adviser trends, and event-based ...

ASIC approval puts Cboe, ASX on level playing field

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... companies to list in Australia, build more links to offshore markets and create more options for investors, which is good news for the Australian economy." Cboe Australia currently accounts for 20% of Australia's equity market turnover, representing ...

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

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
... rising to around 180% of GDP, and an overseas portfolio share approaching three-quarters," he said. "All of this may be great news for Australian dollar volumes. But it also puts us bang at the heart of a quite exceptional period of uncertainty about ...

Retirement lifestyle costs continue to rise: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... boost" for Australians' retirement security. "While cost of living increases can make the future feel uncertain, the good news is that superannuation is working well for more Australians every year and leading to greater financial independence in ...

Coalition's super for housing policy 'unlikely to continue': Bragg

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... a way it can be re-cut, but as it stands, it's unlikely to continue as our policy," Bragg said in an interview on Sky News. In addition, Bragg said he opposes the government's build-to-rent scheme that is currently before parliament, calling it "perverse". ...

Government scraps inquiry into advice firm failures, Dixon Advisory

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
... the inquiry will not continue. "The decision to end the Inquiry seems extraordinary, particularly in the light of recent news about the collapse of Shield and First Guardian, potentially involving over $1 billion in consumer losses from their super," ...

Liquidity issues hurting Healthbridge Capital investors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... agreement with additional staff and issuing new unit classes to assist with liquidity. Cache said that it "recognises this news will cause distress for investors." It believes certain assets of the fund are impaired and investors may not receive the ...

Special feature: Hunting for value

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2025
Markets have all but recovered from when 'Liberation Day' threatened a meltdown, and asset classes of all flavours are pushing to new highs. But with valuations ahead of fundamentals amid uncertainty, fixed income is in focus as investors look ...

Unemployment falls, more women enter the workforce

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2025
... economist Brendan Rynne said the data shows a continued resilience with the Australian labour market which would be positive news for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) going forward. "Employment growth was in line with consensus forecasts and average ...