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Hearts & Minds, WAM slash stakes in Corporate Travel Management

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... disappointed with the findings and have written down our investment in the company by 50% to reflect uncertainty over the outlook for the business," WAM said in an investor update. In November, CTD said auditor Deloitte found "potential material adjustments" ...

Dexus doubles stake in Brisbane shopping centre to 50%

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... Westfield Chermside serves as one of Australia's fastest- growing metropolitan catchments, underpinning a long-term growth outlook. "As the nation's second-largest regional shopping centre by both sales and gross lettable area, Westfield Chermside is ...

FEATURE: Private credit | At the precipice

GLENDA KORPORAAL  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... and the team capabilities of the private credit provider, especially in moments of financial stress, are key. As for the outlook, Principal's Warrick highlights the US economy's diversity and resilience, noting the private credit market's ...

RBA hike may come as soon as February

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025
... challenges the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will face in setting policy next year. Citi economists have changed their outlook from an assumption the RBA would remain on hold to anticipating a rate hike as early as February. "We believe a tight labour ...

Vanguard identifies strongest asset classes for coming decade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
According to Vanguard's outlook, high-quality US fixed income, US value-oriented equities, and non-US developed markets equities will have the strongest risk-returns over the coming five to 10 years. Vanguard predicts US value-oriented equities will ...

RBA opts to keep cash rate on hold

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... economic recovery due to growth in both consumption and demand, particularly in private demand, has provided an optimistic outlook for the board. As housing market activity and prices prick up, financial conditions have eased, as credit becomes more ...

Record investment into AI forcing largest innovation buildout ever: BlackRock

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... acknowledges that AI may become another bubble, the firm remains overweight in its current allocations. The 2026 Global Outlook Pushing Limits report outlined the mega forces moving into the new year, as it identifies that the AI buildout could be unprecedented ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... a drop in overall corporate investment activity in Australian agriculture, he writes in the Australian Farmland Price Outlook report. "This is particularly notable in the dairy space, where we are coming off a period of high profitability, with returns ...

Tech bubble top of mind for super funds in 2026: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... geopolitical risks for the first time in five years, a new institutional investor survey reveals. The 2026 Institutional Investor Outlook published by Natixis IM and CoreData found that the tech bubble (47%) is the biggest worry heading into next year. ...

Clime shutters two funds, offloads retail book

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... product restrictions proposed by investment platforms, and the declining numbers of retail advisers, suggest that the outlook for small scale retail funds has become difficult and it may be terminal. Winding down our retail offerings and selling retail ...