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US, China trade truce 'welcome' news for Australia: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
The United States and China have agreed to a temporary easing of trade tensions for a 90-day period. The move will see US tariffs on Chinese imports drop from 145% to 30%, while China will cut duties on American goods from 125% to 10%. While welcome ...

Australian Ethical calls out QBE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... any restrictions, or assessment of Paris alignment. "This is out of step with its industry peers and IEA analysis that states no new oil and gas should be developed to reach net-zero by 2050 and limit warming," Australian Ethical said. "It is unclear ...

Foreign investment in Australia booms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... foreign equities ($1.54 trillion), followed by direct investment ($1.2 trillion) and "other" ($572 billion). The United States was the main contributor of investment into Australia, contributing $1.35 trillion of investment. This was followed by the ...

Wealth managers' recovery looks promising: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... continue, combined with potential for further cost-outs in the superannuation and investment division, a new analyst note states, adding the firm has differentiated its North platform by offering MyNorth Lifetime products, blending accumulation/super ...

WA takes the economic crown: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
For the third quarter in a row, Western Australia topped the economic leaderboard in the latest CommSec State of the States report. Victoria made the biggest leap, overtaking both Queensland and South Australia to move into second place. The State of ...

Bullock hushes rate cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... there will be a period of uncertainty and adjustment as countries respond to the ongoing tariff announcements by the United States administration," Bullock said. "It will take some time to see how all of this plays out and the added unpredictability ...

Blue Owl completes local private wealth team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... Blue Owl employs unique strategies that set it apart, including its GP strategic capital - where it takes passive minority states as general partners - and its real estate platforms. It has done about 70% of the transactions and dominates the sale-leaseback ...

RBA flags concerns over 'geopolitical uncertainties'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... about the outlook abroad also remains significant. On the macroeconomic policy front, recent announcements from the United States on tariffs are having an impact on confidence globally and this would likely be amplified if the scope of tariffs widens ...

Chalmers boosts Help to Buy scheme, construction sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... by 49% over the same period. Chalmers has also committed $120 million from the National Productivity Fund to incentivise states and territories to remove red tape that blocks "the uptake of modern methods of construction" to build homes faster. "The ...

Australia must focus on 'friend-shoring': UNSW

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... Australia and made five key recommendations ahead of this year's federal election. The research found that navigating United States-China trade relations, reassessing immigration and high population growth, and boosting stagnant productivity are among ...