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How the ASX’s two-speed market punished small-cap fundies
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (293+ words) Even after a better-than-expected earnings season and the benchmark ASX 200 index resetting a record high last month, many active fund managers were caught on the wrong side of a trend building beneath the surface of the market last financial year....
Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino launches new Financial Innovation Strategy
1+ week, 4+ day ago (605+ words) Live now: On The Call. Join now → Essential overnight intelligence. Sent first thing. Get Standup → One read. You’re across it. Get access → Get the Capital Brief app. Download → The news: The federal government has today announced a new Financial Innovation…...
Treasury tells Chalmers AI won’t save productivity
1+ week, 6+ day ago (104+ words) Good morning. Here’s what happened overnight and what you need to know today. Property prices were already weakening before Labor removed negative gearing and CGT breaks, but those reforms and low confidence among first home buyers have upended the market....
Going global — Capital Brief
2+ week, 5+ day ago (220+ words) Some big-time international investors have joined Blackbird’s $1.05 billion sixth venture capital fund. The VC firm appears to be building its overseas profile and diversifying its investor base on the back of early bets on Canva, Zoox, SafetyCulture and Halter. New…...
The flip side of the SaaSpocalypse: Tech company growth outpaces Australian economy
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (270+ words) Powerful AI coding tools like OpenAI’s Codex and Anthropic’s Claude Code have been widely depicted as threats to some of Australia’s most recognisable software companies. But the other side of the SaaSpocalypse thesis is the potential for rival startups to…...
Wall Street snaps three-week winning streak as bond yields rise
3+ week, 2+ day ago (93+ words) Good morning. Here’s what happened overnight and what you need to know today. It’s unusual for a shareholder to appear on an earnings call — let alone one engaged in a hostile takeover approach. As Anthropic eyes a record IPO, growing…...
US bonds shrug off Treasury Department buyback
3+ week, 4+ day ago (272+ words) The news: Investors sold US bonds on Thursday, reversing a short-lived relief rally which occurred after the Treasury Department said it would double its buyback programme. The surprise announcement was interpreted by some market analysts as an attempt to reduce…...
Google goes kangaroo bond hunting
3+ week, 6+ day ago (289+ words) Capital Brief Hereâs what happened overnight and what you need to know today Search party: Alphabet mandated investment banks to work on its inaugural Australian dollar bond issue, according to reports citing a message sent by one of the…...