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FEATURE | Emerging markets: Twists and turns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
On March 24, merely weeks into the US-Israel war on Iran, the Philippines became the first domino to fall when President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a national energy emergency. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint ...

Vanguard launches three new funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... serve as a tactical satellite position within a broadly diversified portfolio, offering targeted exposure to the US stock market." S&P Dow Jones Indices head of equities Hamish Preston said the group was pleased to license the S&P 500 to Vanguard for ...

Trump announces new US retirement plan

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... has grown by "at least US$30,000". "That's a lot of money. We have millions and millions of people. Because the stock market has done so well, setting all those records. Your 401(k)s are way up," Trump said. However, Trump said half of American workers ...

Super moves: Brighter Super, UniSuper, Rest, Acenda

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... held a research role at Monash University, where she was involved in projects focused on high-frequency trading and stock market liquidity. Meanwhile, UniSuper has appointed Jack Hao as senior investment analyst in portfolio implementation. In the role ...

Receivers appointed to First Mutual Private Equity

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... April 2026. Last month, ASIC's investigation indicated that the funds were not shown to be invested in shares on any stock market, but instead, about $80 million has been largely spent on gambling, with losses of around $51 million. About $67 million ...

First Mutual Private Equity gambled $80m of investor funds: ASIC

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025
... and FMPE by September 25. The investigation indicated that the funds were not shown to be invested in shares on any stock market but instead about $80 million has been largely spent on gambling, with losses accumulating to around $51 million. About $67 ...

Zombie companies on the ASX are dying out

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
New research has revealed a decline in the number of zombie companies on the ASX in the last six months. KPMG Australia's latest data showed a drop of 41% in companies considered zombie, where they exhibit indicators of financial distress for an extended ...

Equity Story to raise $3.5m to enter property sector

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... support the expansion of its funds management business, with a particular focus on entering the property sector. The stock market trading advice group will issue approximately 353,695,724 shares for the offer and it will rank equally with existing shares ...

AI adoption by investors 'grows rapidly': Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... Accountants ANZ (CA ANZ). CA ANZ survey of 1000 Australian retail investors with more than $10,000 invested in the stock market showed almost half of the respondents use tools like ChatGPT or Co-Pilot to guide how they invest. Ainslie van Onselen, CA ...

Future Fund achieves 12.2% in FY25, tops other instos

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... Zealand's sovereign wealth fund (NZSF), meanwhile, made 11.84% for the period. Despite the concentration risk in the US stock market, Future Fund chief investment officer Ben Samild said the foothold in the sector has been "well rewarded" and is "difficult ...
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