All articles by Florence Chong
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AnalysisEmerging markets step out of Wall Street’s shadow
A combination of strong fundamentals, a weaker US dollar and a favourable policy environment may be ushering a new era for emerging market equities
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AnalysisSingapore’s Temasek looks to the future as economic headwinds intensify
The $434bn state-owned investment fund is reorganising, in preparation for the potentially troubled times ahead
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AnalysisDeepSeek and beyond: how China can crash America’s AI party
China’s equity markets have rallied over the past few months, triggered by the release of DeepSeek’s open-source AI model
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AnalysisInternational firms eye Australia’s superannuation market
Foreign ownership is set to play an even bigger role in the country’s expanding retirement savings sector
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Opinion PiecesUS budget bill battle fazes Australian super funds
With around A$750bn (€420bn) allocated to the US, Australian super funds are bracing themselves for the impact from a raft of policies being rolled out by the Trump administration.
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Opinion PiecesProposed tax on retirement savings threatens Australian Super system
Australia’s new government wants to tax unrealised gains on superannuation savings
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Opinion PiecesAustralian super funds split on US exposure post Trump tariffs
Just weeks after Australian super funds visited the United States to pitch investments worth hundreds of billions of dollars, US president Donald Trump delivered a body blow with his ‘Liberation Day’ tariff plan.
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Opinion PiecesLetter from Australia: super funds sanguine on US-led ESG pullback
Despite US backpedalling on climate change initiatives, Australia’s superannuation funds are taking a long-term approach to ‘green’ opportunities
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Opinion PiecesRetail superannuation funds gain favour
A three-way battle is raging for control of Insignia Financial, the third-largest retail super fund in Australia’s A$4.1trn (€2.5trn) superannuation sector.
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Opinion PiecesLetter from Australia: why retail super funds are in demand
A three-way battle is currently raging for control of Insignia Financial, the third-largest retail super fund in Australia’s A$4.1trn (€2.5trn) superannuation sector
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Opinion PiecesThe new face of Australia’s corporate super funds
Australia has seen the number of corporate pension funds shrink significantly over the years, but recent mergers with industry funds are giving new life to the sector
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Opinion PiecesAustralians seek €3.1bn in lost superannuation contributions
In 2021-22, one in four Australian workers missed out on their superannuation contributions. The total lost was A$5.1bn (€3.1bn), despite the country having a compulsory superannuation system.
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FeaturesMarket looks to Xi Jinping for a plan to boost China’s economy
When the Chinese government announced a package of measures designed to revitalise the domestic economy in late September, the country’s stock markets responded positively, and many breathed a sigh of relief.
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Opinion PiecesThe size of Australia’s super funds could threaten the financial system
Australia’s central bank has warned that rapid growth of the nation’s superannuation system could “amplify” shocks to the country’s financial stability.
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Opinion PiecesAustralian regulators take a deep dive into growing private markets sector
The recent brisk battle to buy an Australian data centre platform, AirTrunk, pushed the price to more than A$24bn (€14.5bn) – double what was anticipated just a few months ago.
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Opinion PiecesAustralia's super funds emerge from regulatory shadows
Australia’s A$700bn-plus (€424bn) retail superannuation sector is starting to emerge from the shadow of its profit-to-member peers. It has been only five years since a royal commission published damning evidence of misconduct within the sector.
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Opinion PiecesAustralia's regulator cracks down on greenwashing
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has won its first greenwashing case in a civil action against Vanguard Investments.
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Opinion PiecesAustralian super funds push back on lacklustre energy transition proposals by corporates
Australian and global pension funds orchestrated an unusually vocal tactical campaign against the climate-transition action plan of Woodside Energy, a global oil and gas producer, in the lead-up to its 70th annual general meeting in late April.
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Opinion PiecesAustralia faces up to the cost of pandemic pension early release
Four years after Australians were allowed to withdraw superannuation savings to deal with the economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, they now know emergency measures will cost the nation A$85bn (€51bn) in future pension payments.
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Opinion PiecesAustralia connects retirement income sources
Australia, a country with the world’s fourth-largest pool of retirement savings, is caught in a curious bind. At issue is how to transition Australians from saving to spending.
