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'Lunatic' tariffs can directly hit Australia: Academics

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... plunged over 21% year on year, while imports dropped nearly 14%. ANU honorary professor Gareth Evans said: "The economic risk flows from the quite lunatic Trump tariff policy that's now being pursued in an atmosphere of great uncertainty and unpredictability..." ...

Reducing super tax cap to $2m 'a concern': FAAA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... ban on lending in self-managed super funds on property." Abood said lowering the threshold will put many more retirees at risk, including those who are farmers and small business owners that may keep their businesses and property within an SMSF. "They ...

Super funds put foot down on Woodside

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... resilience to transition risks, the lack of an ambitious Scope 3 GHG emissions abatement target, and its governance around climate risk. "As we've previously communicated to Woodside Energy, our decision is underpinned by our belief that climate change ...

ASX outlines opportunities in listed markets amid IPO slump

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
In response to a discussion paper published by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in February, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has outlined several opportunities to spike "global competitiveness" of Australia's ...

Global X recruits key executives

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... operations lead, Steven Romei, has a strong track record in scaling operational frameworks, including product operations, risk and compliance and change management. Romei joins from State Street Global Advisors, where he held the role of Head of Product ...

Mercer Super recruits whistleblower as risk chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
A former UniSuper risk executive has landed at Mercer Superannuation Australia as its new chief risk officer. Mercer Super has confirmed the appointment of Dennis Gentilin - an ex-banker turned whistleblower - to the role. "Dennis' expertise and ...

Activist fund manager promotes three staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... Income Maximiser - a listed investment company that offers investors steady monthly income stream and capital growth with less risk exposure. Milne has worked in the industry for over seven years. Before her role at Wilson AM, she was a sell-side equity ...

BlackRock takes stake in Generation Life parent company

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... partnership with its retirement income subsidiary Generation Life to "set a new standard for managing longevity and sequencing risk." Joint working groups between BlackRock and Generation Life are already active but new retirement income solutions are ...

The top-performing (and worst) asset classes of the past year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... investment returns on an annual basis over the last decade, reveals that there's few reliable themes, except that greater risk tends to be rewarded by greater return. Equity markets, nevertheless, took pole position last year. International equities ...

Australian private capital sector totals $139bn: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... volatility, inflationary pressures and higher interest rates. Against the backdrop, Australia-focused funds offered an "attractive" risk and return profile, including a 13.8% median net internal rate of return among vintage funds between 2014 and 2021 ...