Market Commentary

Investment Magazine Figuring out whether an image displayed on a computer monitor is a piece of aircraft debris or a pigeon – or, say, a ferret – on an airport runway is unlikely inspiration for the application of AI to super fund operations. But a presentation by Changi Airport at a conference in Singapore last […]

InvestorDaily Robeco is investing heavily in its adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) across both its asset management division and the broader firm, with the asset manager confident that the technology can drive better outcomes across its funds. Mike Chen, head of Next Gen Research at Robeco, said that while AI has been used mostly as […]

InvestorDaily Australians have an estimated 9.7 years of savings beyond retirement, however, the population is expected to outlive these savings by 9.9 years for men and 12.6 years for women, according to the World Economic Forum. As more Australians move towards retirement and life expectancy increases, traditional retirement investment may not suffice for the economic […]

InvestorDaily Defence stocks have delivered robust gains, fuelled by rising geopolitical uncertainties and soaring government spending on advanced technologies such as cyber security and aerospace systems. Investors are homing in on companies providing critical infrastructure and innovation underpinning national security, while analysts highlight the sector’s resilience amid a complex international environment. The BlackRock Investment Institute […]

InvestorDaily Since the re-election of Donald Trump as US president, geopolitical dynamics and changing attitudes towards sustainability are impacting investor behaviour and posing challenges for both corporates and individuals. On his first day in office, Trump, once again, withdrew the US from the Paris Agreement on climate change. While some of his other campaign promises […]

AFR It’s a strange time to write about workplace gender issues. Cultural interest (and maybe reader interest) waxes and wanes after decades of academic research, debate, and the current fraught DEI discourse. So there’s something refreshing about the public service’s new “rip the Band-Aid off” approach to gender pay parity. The latest report from the […]