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Can China replicate its EV dominance in humanoids?

Leveraging its expertise in batteries, motors and large-scale manufacturing, China is now shifting its attention towards humanoid robotics as the next frontier for technological leadership, employing a different strategy to what we’ve seen so far.

Global dividends rising, but Australia lags

Global dividend growth surged in the third quarter, with median growth of almost 6%. Australia was a notable exception as dividends fell, thanks to flagging mining company payouts.

ESG Global Study 2025: Resilience and refinement in a changing world

Capital Group's latest ESG report reveals evolving investor perspectives on ESG adoption, concerns over policy changes, and trends in sustainable investment themes.

2025 Investment Outlook

Capital Group's 2025 Investment Outlook offers insights into how key market forces — a buoyant U.S. economy, significant opportunities in artificial intelligence, and the renewed appeal of fixed income — are likely to shape portfolios in the year ahead.

Health care: a sector under the weather?

Health care stocks underperformed significantly in 2023, with the US elections this year potentially causing further headwinds. However, there are plenty of reasons for optimism as we enter a ‘golden era’ of health care innovation.

A guide to investing in a US election year

US Presidential elections can be divisive and unsettling, and at times, it can seem like the fate of the world hangs in the balance. But when it comes to investing, do elections really matter all that much?

Latest Updates

Back to the future - Why indexing CGT is a good idea

A return to indexation of capital gains would be a fairer way to compensate households for the effects of inflation than the current discount. Importantly, it opens the door to future, broader reforms to stop the taxation of inflation.

Australia has no death duties. Technically.

Australia may not levy formal death duties, but a growing web of tax measures is quietly shaping what wealth passes between generations. Now, the 2026 budget adds another layer.

Strategy

The folly of the Iran war

From oil shocks to fractured alliances, the Iran war carries the hallmarks of a historic policy misstep - one that could tip an already fragile global economy into crisis.

Taxation

Noel Whittaker’s take on the budget

Marketed as a fix for inequality and housing affordability, the latest budget instead delivers a tangle of tax changes that leave everyday Australians worse off.

Investment strategies

The red metal's long game

Copper has had a rough few weeks but investors should not ignore the potential for future price increases as supply increasingly falls behind demand.

Taxation

The lesser-known effects of changed property taxes

The budget’s property tax reforms are being framed as fairness measures, but they risk splitting the housing market, penalising lower‑income investors and introducing distortions that may prove costly.

Latest from Morningstar

Why stocks sometimes fall for no obvious reason

The vast and opaque world of private assets is a powerful gravitational force - and when trouble hits, it's the more liquid public equities that often the feel it first.

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