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Volatility impacts Insignia’s FUMA

Volatility impacts Insignia’s FUMA

Insignia Financial's third quarter update has confirmed the FUMA impact of recent US tariff-driven market volatility.
Housing never less affordable

Housing never less affordable

There is a good reason why housing affordability is a top election issue - housing in Australia has rarely been less affordable than now.
Prime acquires Lincoln Indicators

Prime acquires Lincoln Indicators

Prime Financial Group has moved to expand its reach into the high net worth wealth segment via the acquisition of LIncoln Indicators.
Australian mining

Saudi alts manager expands into Australian private credit

Patrick Buncsi 24 April 2025 No Comments

Saudi alts specialist Sidra Capital has launched a new private credit investment fund focused on Australia’s mining and energy sector.

ECB cuts policy rates

ECB makes sixth successive rate cut – expect more to come

Patrick Buncsi 23 April 2025 No Comments

Europe’s central bank has cut its policy rate for the sixth successive time as Trump’s trade policies cast a pall over the continent’s revival hopes

Investment confidence

Australian investors fret over Trump’s trade spats, but many hold firm

Patrick Buncsi 23 April 2025 No Comments

While there is overwhelming unease regarding the US’s trade policies, most Australian investors remain unmoved in their asset allocations.

Mergers and acquisitions

Selfwealth shareholders back Syfe takeover

Staff Writer 23 April 2025 No Comments

Selfwealth shareholders have voted overwhelmingly to accept the takeover bid from Syfe with the transaction to complete next month.

Figures of old man and woman on top of coins

Challenger firms on 10% NPAT growth

Mike Taylor 22 April 2025 No Comments

Challenger is firming on its expectation of achieving10% NPAT growth on the back of solid, longer tenor annuities sales.

Global growth slowing

Expect ‘deep cuts’ to global growth: Fitch

Patrick Buncsi 22 April 2025 No Comments

Fitch Ratings has sharply lowered its forecasts for global growth, as escalating trade tensions weigh down on the growth prospects of the US and China

Tariff impact on emerging markets

After Trump’s tariff pause: Asia to feel most pain, LatAm & CEE to emerge mostly unscathed

Patrick Buncsi 17 April 2025 No Comments

Emerging markets (EMs) in Asia are set to bear the worst consequences of Trump’s tariff policies once they are rebooted in mid-July


INDUSTRY NEWS

Trade, tariffs, and the market response

Financial Newswire Contributor 21 April 2025

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Global markets have been rattled following proposed tariff implementations. Fidelity experts weigh in across asset classes and lay out their thinking

Thinking Local, Winning Global – Unit Registry as a Strategic Advantage

Financial Newswire Contributor 20 February 2025

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 Unlock the potential of unit registry to streamline operations, strengthen investor relationships and transform data into a powerful tool for growth 

The future of equities

Financial Newswire Contributor 10 March 2025

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Find out what Loomis Sayles’ Aziz Hamzaogullari had to say about the future of equities in our Next Decade Investing white paper.

Protect their futures. Grow your business. 

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 March 2025

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By combining MLC Life Insurance’s 138-year history with the support of Nippon Life, Acenda will continue to offer competitive and innovative cover.


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Holding firm

Institutional investors hold firm despite heightened geopolitical risks

Patrick Buncsi | 17 April 2025Investors appear to be holding their portfolios steady despite a significant proportion acknowledging mounting geopolitical risks.
Mergers & acquisitions

Equity Story to acquire Baker Young

Mike Taylor | 17 April 2025Publicly-investor media company, Equity Story, has moved to acquire Adelaide-based Baker Young in a move into retail stockbroking.
Crypto collapse

March continues crypto slide as market sentiment tanks

Patrick Buncsi | 14 April 2025The crypto market continued its post-tariff collapse, dropping 4.4% in March, as market sentiment sinks to a new low.
REITs on the upswing

History says REITs now due for strong uplift: American Century

Yasmine Raso | 11 April 2025American Century says there is the strong possibility of an "upswing" in REITs returns given their history, despite current low valuations.
Trump Tariffs

What a US-China “trade war” could mean for investors: deVere

Yasmine Raso | 11 April 2025Donald Trump's retaliation against China after several "tit-for-tat" tariff increases has sparked a "full-scale trade war", says Nigel Green.
Lighthouse and rough seas

Australian equity market attractive in sea of volatility

Mike Taylor | 10 April 2025Australia's relative political stability and open economy make it a safe haven amid the roiling sea of volatility says Emanuel Datt.
Trump tariffs

Tariffs induced ‘doom loop’

Mike Taylor | 9 April 2025US president, Donald Trump's tariffs risk creating a nasty 'doom loop' as consumer and business confidence collapses - AXA IM's, Chris Iggo.
State Street Index

Insto investors spooked even before Trump’s tariffs

Mike Taylor | 9 April 2025Institutional investors were spooked even before US President Donald Trump's tariff announcements, according to the State Street index.