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The market appears to be ignoring tariff related news instead expecting the TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out) or “Trump put” will play out. The risk is that the equity markets surge emboldens the US President to double down on his tariff plans.

Markets will remain on edge as we await Trump’s announcement regarding the imposition of tariffs.

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GemLife has partnered with Equity Trustees as the Responsible Entity and Custodian for the GemLife Communities Group Fund (ASX:GLF), which launched via initial public offering (IPO). The demand for the IPO exceeded the initial target of $750 million. This was also the first fund to successfully list under ASIC’s fast-track IPO process, which aims to improve market efficiency while maintaining strong investor protections.

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The power of 28 philanthropic trusts managed by Equity Trustees has been combined to grant more than $7 million over five years to support the work of three of Australia’s leading medical research organisations.