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Labor accelerates defence spending

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
The defence portfolio will grow to $57.6 billion over the next decade as the Albanese government tightens national and economic security amid growing geopolitical tensions. As announced last year, the government will invest an additional $50.3 billion ...

Splintered globalisation a boon for AI, metals, EVs: PGIM

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
... tensions could ripple across their investment portfolios and potentially create new risks and opportunities. Central to the tension is ongoing tussle between globalisation and nationalism. The report, A new era of globalisation, shows that countries ...

Underperforming managers in China could see pay halved

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
The markets regulator in China is threatening to slash the pay of fund managers by 50% if they underperform their benchmarks as part of a shake-up of the US$4.6 trillion mutual fund industry, according to a report. A Bloomberg article shows that the ...

UK regulators abandon DEI reporting push

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... on firms while still delivering our objectives and adding significant new requirements in this area could be seen as in tension with that approach. Given this, we do not currently plan to publish new rules on diversity and inclusion, and do not intend ...

Trade war intensifies: China, Canada respond to Trump's tariffs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
US President Donald Trump has moved forward with tariffs on Mexico and Canada while doubling the 10% tariff imposed on Chinese imports in February. Canada and China have introduced their own retaliatory measures, further escalating trade tensions. Canadian ...

Trump tariffs to hit Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... our economy." Accordingly, Oliver won't be rushing to revise any forecasts but noted the tariffs will create "a lot of tension" between Australia and the US. "No doubt the same efforts will be underway to try and exempt Australia, as was the case in ...

Global dividend strength to continue: Plato

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... Additionally, some areas of transportation display elevated risk due to fuel prices, economic uncertainty and geopolitical tension." Pennell said much like in the Australian market, globally there is a large divergence in dividend payouts within sectors. ...

VanEck to launch 'next evolution' long short ETF

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
VanEck will list its first Australian equity long short ETF on the ASX, which aims to outperform the S&P/ASX 200. The VanEck Australian Long Short Complex ETF (ASX: ALFA) is an actively managed and high conviction Australian equity portfolio that targets ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
Donald Trump has officially been sworn in as the 47 th US President as he takes on his second, non-consecutive term. Trump took to the stage for his "Day 1" official address unleashing a raft of executive orders and reaffirming his America first policies. ...

Dimon 'cautiously pessimistic' on US economy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
Despite the raging bull market, and lower inflation and unemployment levels, JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon is "cautiously pessimistic" about the US economy in 2025. Dimon said in a CBS interview that geopolitical tensions underpin his stance ...