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IMF flags 'drawn out' inflation battle in Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects global inflation will continue it's decline, but Australia will buck the trend. In its more recent World Economic Outlook (WEO), the IMF said headline global inflation is expected to fall to 3.8% in 2026 ...

Global trade a patchwork of relationships, regional priorities: Analysis

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... BRICS+ nations are estimated to grow by only 1.5% annually. US-China trade would decrease by 4.5% and continue the downward trend observed over the last few years, the research indicated. Under this model, China's trade growth is projected to increase ...

Global X reveals 2025 top performing ETF asset classes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
Global X has revealed that precious metals, copper miners and critical minerals were among the best-performing ETF asset classes in 2025, saying investors gravitated towards real assets amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty, inflation concerns and ...

A new landscape for sustainable investing in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
In its recent Sustainable Investing Trends report, Morningstar Sustainalytics provided a comprehensive review of sustainable investing in 2025 and market insights for the new year. Characterising 2025 as an "undeniably challenging year for ESG and sustainable ...

No room for a neutral stance in 2026: BlackRock

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
The market is ripe for active investing, the BlackRock Investment Institute said in its annual global economy and financial markets outlook report. The inertia of mounting geopolitical tensions and a rapidly unfolding artificial intelligence (AI) buildout ...

Australians fearful of getting their investments wrong: CFS

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 JAN 2026
... vehicles. CFS warned those products struggle to keep pace with inflation and are not designed for the long-term. Observing the trend, CFS said Australians are missing out on one of the most effective ways to build wealth - superannuation - but many were ...

FEATURE | Recruitment: Laying foundations

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... Butt says. Butt notes that fund's management bonuses are down 25% over the last two years. She expects the downward trend to continue, albeit not at the same rate, falling by 5% in 2026. She notes leveling out for funds management as they reshape ...

An outlook for fixed income allocations in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
Fixed income allocations are becoming an increasingly viable and attractive option for investors in 2026, head of investment specialists at Insight Investment April LaRusse told Financial Standard. Providing guidance for the new year, LaRusse offered ...

UniSuper acquires $200m industrial assets portfolio

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
In an off-market transaction, UniSuper has acquired a portfolio of high-quality industrial assets in Brisbane, Queensland. The portfolio includes three modern manufacturing, warehouse and logistics assets located in the south-western corridor of Brisbane's ...

ASX-listed companies at breaking point: Alvarez & Marsal

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... real estate and industrial and materials are following closely behind due to a different set of pressures, with the overall trend pointing to a "broad-based" increase in financial vulnerability across Australian corporates. "Across the sectors we analysed ...