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australia's super sector has grown to a whopping $4.3 trillion. and with that comes a significant amount of 'soft power', according to the nsw treasurer.

treasurer daniel mookhey joins sean aylmer in the studio to talk about australia's international investment opportunity, and the need to attract more global fund managers here as well, ahead of today's sydney investment summit.

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supermarket giants coles and woolworths have still got a long way to go to rebuild trust with the australian public, according to new research. and as they focus on each other, discount chains aldi and costco are gaining ground.

michael thompson talks to jeremy barker, managing partner, oc&c strategy consultants australia, about the australian retail proposition index 2025, which has ranked costco as australia's favourite grocery retailer, with aldi close behind.

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small cap stocks have rebounded this year. so is 2025 the year of small caps (at last?)

andrew mitchell, co-founder of ophir asset management, talks to sean aylmer about the small cap space, including three companies he likes.

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this week it's all about the september quarter inflation figures, which will likely be the deciding factor for the rba on interest rates. plus, the us federal reserve meets, and how much attention does an economist pay to earnings season on wall street?

michael thompson is joined by amp deputy chief economist diana mousina.

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it seems almost every day we’re talking about a new record for the price of gold - traditionally, a safe haven asset when markets fall or investors are worried. but at the same time, sharemarkets are at or near record highs.

paul miron, co-founder and fund manager at msquared capital, joins sean aylmer to talk about what he calls the “bizarre flood of liquidity into gold and growth assets simultaneously.”

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there's no denying it: the ai revolution is well and truly here. but how does one of the sector's original founders see it evolving? and what does it mean for jobs, for business and for human creativity?

sean aylmer is joined in studio by ivan zhao, founder of ai company notion, and victor dominello, ceo of the future government institute. together they look at how the sector is changing, and the role of government in making sure australia can make the most of what zhao calls 'the third industrial revolution.'

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this week we hear more from the rba as well as key data out of china. but what should we be making of last week's surprise jump in unemployment - and what does it mean for interest rates?

michael thompson is joined by amp deputy chief economist diana mousina.

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picture this: you've got a colleague who's talking about you behind your back. maybe they've stolen a client from you, or going out of their way to make your job difficult. do you confront them? complain to the boss? report them to hr? quit?

michael thompson talks to fear & greed's adam lang - who is also a ceo and executive coach - about the best way to resolve workplace conflict.

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this week, wall street’s fear gauge, the vix index, topped 20 for the first time since april. so what does that mean? what is the vix index, how it measures volatility, why does that represent fear, and what can investors learn from it?

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there’s a lot happening in the world of banking right now. just this week, commonwealth bank has held its agm, where it was revealed matt comyn would stay on as ceo for another three years. bank of queensland announced a jump in profits. and most significantly, new anz boss nuno matos revealed his plan to dramatically improve efficiency and profitability at the bank.

sean aylmer talks to matt wilson, jarden australia’s banking analyst, for his take on what to make of the banks.

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