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Brookfield accelerates infrastructure strategy in Australia

VINNY VUCAGO | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026

... firm partnered with Japanese financial institution Mizuho Securities to distribute its infrastructure income strategy in Japan. This comes after earlier strategic moves by Brookfield which sold its significant minority stake in La Trobe Financial to ...

FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026

... Taylor, chief investment officer at Matthews Asia, remains positive on emerging markets relative to the rest of the world and Japan and Australia, pointing to a 16% earnings potential over the next two years and the growing trend toward international ...

Emerging markets progress from consumption to innovation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026

Emerging markets offer compelling opportunities beyond the booming middle class-consumption narrative, according to investment specialists, who said the asset class has other significant growth opportunities, such as innovation, despite political and ...

Aussie investors entering 'regime shift': VanEck

VINNY VUCAGO | FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026

... inflation pressures, VanEck said Australian equities remain relatively attractive compared to global peers including the US and Japan, particularly if earning growth broadens beyond the banking sector.

RBA hikes rates, suggests more to come

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026

... outlier amongst of the major global central banks, with all of the major central banks - including the US Fed, ECB, Bank of Japan and Bank of England - all holding their policy rates steady at their meetings last week," Bloxham said. "Largely, this reflects ...

Australia's economic growth lays far beyond capitals

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026

While Australia is often viewed as a collective economy, an expert said each city and state can possess a wide range of different opportunities and characteristics for future growth. Speaking to Financial Standard, Wingate Group co-head of private wealth ...

Australia attracts $18bn for CRE investments in 2025: Knight Frank

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026

... ($10.2bn). South Korea and the US accounted for the largest share of buying activity, with 25% respectively, followed by Japan (17%), and Singapore (10%), as Knight Frank said Asian investors were "particularly active" in the Australian market over the ...

More M&A amid AI buildouts, heightened costs: Fidelity International

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026

M&A activity will continue to ramp up across most sectors as businesses look to capitalise on artificial intelligence (AI) buildouts while sustaining higher operational costs, a new survey found. Fidelity International's annual Analyst Survey 2026 ...

Regal Partners appoints chair-elect

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | MONDAY, 13 APR 2026

... insurers, having served on the board in various committees since 2010. He is also a director of Mutual Trust and the Australian Japan Business Co-operation Committee (AJBCC), chair of the Australian Science Media Centre and the Shared Value Project ...

Global recession a 'real possibility': UniSuper

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026

... themselves," Colosimo said. While the Australian markets were down 8% in March, the US was down 5%. Europe fell by 8%, while Japan and India were down by more than 11%. "I think a big part of it is the market's differentiating between winners and losers ...

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BT appoints new head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA

A former Allianz Retire+ executive has joined BT as the new head of strategy.

ASX sees trade volumes soar in May

MATTHEW WAI

ASX saw a substantial growth in trade volumes last month, despite continued lackluster movement in IPOs.

Otivo launches AI-powered financial advice

MATTHEW WAI

Otivo has launched a mobile app for Australians to access licensed advice powered by AI.

Munro expands access to climate focused fund

VINNY VUCAGO

The Munro Global Growth Climate Leaders PIE Fund has been opened to retail investors in New Zealand.

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