BUSINESS

are big institutional investors too influential in markets?

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wednesday 11 june 2025

prime minister anthony albanese sets out his economic agenda, announcing a jobs and skills summit aimed at improving productivity. 

and more, including:

• the asx and bitcoin both head towards record territory. 
• vapes, or e-cigarettes, are losing favour among consumers. 
• a new era for bnpl companies 
• donald trump calls in the marines for los angeles. 

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we hear a lot about the gender pay gap, and the work being done to slowly close it. but this gap isn’t just reflected in salaries and wages. it’s perhaps even more pronounced in superannuation, where men are retiring with vastly larger sums than women.

kiran bhullar, private client adviser at unisuper, joins sean aylmer in the studio to discuss strategies to close the super gap, including the role of policy changes, financial education, and collaboration within a household.

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this is the fear and greed afternoon report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes.

1. cba surges again

2. monash tumbles

3. merger deals

4. super warning

5. asx new rules for floats

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if supply is the problem, why don’t governments just build more homes?

join sean aylmer & michael thompson as they answer questions on business, investing, economics, politics and more.

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tuesday 10 june 2025

equities outperform bonds and residential property so far this year. 

• apple set to announce big changes to its ios operating platform. 
• riots continue in los angeles as donald trump calls in the national guard. 
• a very poor week for housing auctions.
• channel ten cuts its main current affairs program.

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generative ai is the biggest technological development since the iphone and the app store almost twenty years ago.

clive dickens, co-founder and managing partner of the meliora company, explains to sean how most businesses are not yet harnessing the full potential of ai - despite many thinking they're doing enough.

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consumer sentiment, business sentiment, trump vs musk and a look back at last week's gdp figures.

sean aylmer and stephen koukoulas discuss the major events, reports and releases that provide insight into the economy this week.

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monday 9 june 2025

smaller companies outperform large caps on the asx. 

and more, including:

• toyota increases its dominance in the local car market. 
• the rice crisis in japan. 
• bhp looks again at nickel.
• silver has its moment in the sun.

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last week, fear & greed launched michael thompson's second novel, all the perfect days. in this special interview, sean talks to michael about the writing process, about finding inspiration for novels, and about the potential for hollywood adaptations.

missed the launch last week? you can order the novel here.

want michael to talk to your book club? he's aiming for 100 book clubs in 100 days - so if you'd like him to speak to yours, book it in here!

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