Sean Sequeira News Today

Perpetual says it does not expect the local sharemarket to perform “particularly well” this year despite money piling into banks and resources stocks.

Investors appear to be heading into reporting season with tempered optimism, despite households feeling the pinch from higher interest rates and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty.

Investors appear to be heading into reporting season with tempered optimism, despite households feeling the pinch from higher interest rates and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty.

Investors appear to be heading into reporting season with tempered optimism, despite households feeling the pinch from higher interest rates and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty.

The Australian sharemarket jumped to a new peak on Friday for the second time this week, fuelled by a rally in interest rate-sensitive technology and real estate stocks.

Some of the country’s top money managers and stockpickers tell Tom Richardson their predictions what could be waiting among known unknowns this year.

A big money acquisition of Brisbane tech firm Reekoh by US giant Autodesk could signal the start of a rush of deals and a period of consolidation in the sector.

To help navigate the volatile macro environment of high inflation and rising interest rates, we asked some of Australia’s best stock pickers for their longer-term standouts.

Qantas boss Alan Joyce did a great job until he didn’t, according to fund managers and shareholder advisers. His early departure may not be enough to quell the disquiet.

The bank’s highly anticipated full-year results will give an insight into the state of the economy, bad debts and pressures on the banking sector’s profit margins.