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AllianceBernstein launches emerging markets active ETF

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
... with China. "Emerging markets are no longer simply a China story," Suzuki said. "Economies now drive the majority of global GDP expansion, and that growth is often available at a meaningful valuation discount, supported by stronger balance sheets, deeper ...

ASFA defends super as 'policy success' amid Bragg criticism

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... really helped many people get off the pension," Bragg said. Australia's public pension spending currently sits at 2.3% of GDP, down from 2.8% in 1994-95 despite an aging population, while the OECD average is around 9%. Treasury projects Age Pension spending ...

Advisers should rethink portfolio construction: La Trobe

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
... this time," he said. Watson said Australia's weak productivity growth and subdued economic expansions meant even modest GDP growth risked becoming inflationary, reinforcing the need for investors to reassess portfolio construction. "We're range ...

Inflation cools, RBA facing 'uncomfortable trade-off'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... trimmed mean inflation to be enough to force another hike in August 2026, but the case for easing has become harder to make. "GDP growth is weakening, unemployment has risen to 4.5%, households are running down savings buffers, and spending is already ...

Cooling economy could keep RBA on hold

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.3% in the March quarter 2026 and 2.5% compared to a year ago, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "Economic growth slowed in the March quarter, with modest household and public sector ...

Investors thrust into rules of the 'jungle': Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... "That is going to put a handbrake on the economy. We think that growth here is going to soften to about 1% to 1.5% in terms of GDP growth. That's low for Australia. That will mean that our population is running above our level of economic growth ...

Industry welcomes government's productivity push

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... geopolitical and social stresses." The government said it will reduce regulatory costs by $10.2 billion each year, boost long-run GDP by around $13 billion a year and promote $400 million more investment in R&D by young firms each year. "Our reforms ...

Chalmers chooses 'hard road of reform' in Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... saving the government $70 billion in interest costs over the decade. The peak in gross debt is now forecast to be 35.8% of GDP, 1.2 percentage points below the mid-year update. "Gross debt as a percentage of GDP remains below what we inherited in every ...

'Not much' RBA can do about short-term inflation woes: Hauser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... business activity, eventually weakening hiring. We expect that household consumption will fall in Q2 and that this will see GDP fall in that quarter too." Bloxham said these developments will put the RBA in a tricky spot moving forward. "We expect the ...

FEATURE: Private equity | Time to deploy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... thousands of companies, but private markets offer tens of thousands. "Small-to-medium enterprises are a huge driver of aggregate GDP. So, if we want to capture exposure to those returns on behalf of members and want to get global growth - which is why ...
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