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Your MoneyCommentsPremiumHow to spread your risk in a red-hot stock market

DEBTMAN: If you see an investor without a smile on their face right now, be wary. Maybe back up from them a little. If you’re late to the party, here are some strategies to manage risk in hot markets.

Bruce Brammall

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Wong: Kyiv embassy ‘still unsafe’ despite Coalition pressure

Penny Wong has rejected Coalition pressure to reopen the Australian embassy in Ukraine saying it was ‘still too unsafe’ despite more than 70 countries providing a presence in Kyiv. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumLook here for rich rewards if RBA hikes rates

With interest rates potentially rising again, which could hurt property prices, private credit offers the potential for downside protection in this environment.

Tim Keith

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Do we really value Australian-owned products and companies?

Too often, it seems, foreign buyers see more value in Australian businesses than local investors, most of whom rarely rarely look beyond a three to five-year horizon.

Sean Smith

MiningRare earths hopeful backed by China magnet maker

Chinese rare earths player JL Mag has bought a substantial slice of Perth aspirant Hastings Technology Metals and a seat on its board for $7 million. 

Simone Grogan

MiningPremiumNorthern Minerals barely staves off Chinese invasion at AGM

A huge voter turnout has prevented China seizing control of Northern Minerals’ boardroom, while the newly minted chairman of the rare earths aspirant says the timing of a cyber hack was a “coincidence”.

Adrian Rauso

Foreign investmentPremiumEx-PM claims fears over Trump’s return are ‘baseless’

Australian concerns about Donald Trump’s potential return to power are “baseless hyperventilation,” former Prime Minister Scott Morrison says.

Ben Westcott

MiningCommentsNorthern Minerals’ China links ordered to sell down stakes

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has issued the demand as Australia looks to keep its critical minerals out of the Middle Kingdom’s reach.

Daniel Newell and Adrian Rauso

MiningCommentsPremiumWA slips in global mining attractiveness rankings

Policy concerns have kicked Western Australia off the podium in a key global barometer of the best destinations to mine, continuing a tumble from pole position since 2021. 

Adrian Rauso

MiningCommentsRio’s Norway fund divestment on the line over damage

The ethics adviser to Norway’s $2.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund has raised concerns with Rio Tinto about the environmental impact of a mine in Brazil.

Thomas Biesheuvel

mergers & acquisitions CommentsPremiumWealthy family offices spending more money than ever

Family money has proven to be a flourishing new investment force in Australia’s $139 billion private capital pool, now spending more money proportionally than superannuation funds. 

Simone Grogan

Foreign investmentAustralia facing investment 'drought', review needed: BCA

Australia's peak business body is warning the nation faces an "investment drought" and could lose further economic opportunities unless changes are made.

Tess Ikonomou

Oligarch ban PremiumPorter blasts Payne decision in fight for Putin pal

Former attorney-general Christian Porter has come out swinging against a former Cabinet colleague as he fights to kill Federal bans on Russian aluminium oligarch Oleg Deripaska.

Neale Prior

Big spendersLondon calling for two cashed-up Australian super giants

Two of Australia’s largest superannuation investors have pledged to pour $28 billion into UK and European markets in coming years, as the industry increasingly looks for opportunities overseas. 

Amy Bainbridge

crunch time CommentsPremiumAustralia’s housing crunch lures more private credit lenders

Private credit funds, backed by some major global investors, are venturing where Australian banks increasingly fear to tread: the country’s precarious property industry. 

Sharon Klyne

Federal probePremiumNorthern Minerals refers suspected ‘Chinese buying’ to FIRB

The company says it suspects recent buying in the company has been carried out by a banned Chinese fund.

Sean Smith

Supply chainCommentsUS, Aust. mull public finance for critical mineral projects

The US Export-Import Bank is being eyed as a venue for boosting investment in Australian critical minerals development to supply components needed in electric vehicles, wind turbines and other technology.

Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Joe Deaux

Confidence boostCommentsBCI secures final funding for $981m Mardie salt project

BCI Minerals has locked in the full project financing for development of its $981 million Mardie salt project in the Pilbara.

Adrian Rauso

BloombergPremiumAware Super seeks Europeean property deals

One of Australia’s largest super funds is hunting for more property and infrastructure deals in Europe as it opens a London office.

Debt risksCommentsInvestors with $12.3t target Australia over climate change

Australia this week was forced to acknowledge climate change may impact its borrowing costs after it was sued for allegedly misleading investors by not disclosing climate risks when selling its debt. 

Matthew Burgess and Sheryl Tian Tong Lee

Industrial strengthCommentsPremiumCashed-up overseas investors line up for WA land

There are at least half a dozen international and Australian investors circling WA with $1b-plus cheques looking for major industrial landholdings, according to the man who sold WA’s most expensive property.

Kim Macdonald

Green cashPremiumInvestment giant BlackRock launches $2b NZ climate fund

New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has heralded a multi-billion dollar climate fund by BlackRock for local renewable energy projects.

Ben McKay

Golden opportunitiesPremiumGold stays stable amid market girations

Central bankers, nervous investors and cashed-up customers clamoured to get their hands on gold in the first half of the year, offsetting declining interest from Australian buyers.

Jordan Murray

New playerCommentsMining world turns to Saudi cash for critical metal supply

A $US2.6 billion deal announced last week has set the stage for a potentially landmark shift in the metal and mining investment landscape: the arrival of Saudi Arabia as a pivotal player. 

Thomas Biesheuvel and Jacob Lorinc