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US technology stocks have suffered steep losses over the last year as interest rates have marched higher. But with the Fed now signalling reductions in future rate hikes, value could emerge in tech stocks with strong fundamentals.

In the first 18 months of the new restructuring framework for small businesses, more than 90 per cent of proposed restructuring plans have been approved by creditors. Despite slow early uptake, ASIC says more small businesses are benefitting from the reforms in 2023.

The Australian mining and energy sector drew a significant increase in investment in 2022, but a hoped-for green mining boom is currently a fantasy, with gas and coal still dominating the project pipeline, new bank research shows. A shift in focus to commodities needed for the energy transition would have to precede another super-cycle, but select opportunities exist.

The respected lawyer will not see out his contract with the corporate regulator after accepting a role in the commercial sector.

After equity markets recalibrated during a volatile 2022, the market is anticipating a tale of two halves in 2023. Investors should look for opportunities in established and high-quality global stocks, with a focus on corporate earnings.

Adviser James O’Reilly had a long-held personal ambition to “stick a pin in the ground” and make a difference, but it was realising how much his clients wanted leadership on sustainable investing that sparked change in the way his practice manages money.

A recent survey shows 74 per cent of Australian business leaders expect profits to increase in the year ahead, despite a still-challenging outlook and sticky inflation.

New data shows Australian house prices have dropped 8.4 per cent since their peak in May 2022, the largest decrease on record. While further RBA rate hikes could deepen the downturn, experts say a crash in 2023 is not inevitable.

After a dip in October, the inflation rate is back to a 30-year high, according to ABS statistics for November that put into doubt hopes the Reserve Bank of Australia will pause rate hikes soon.

The rush to decarbonise the economy and the ASX risks leaving workers and communities behind, and investors exposed to “significant losses” and greater social support costs.

While 2022 was a tough year for ethical and sustainable investors, the multiple compression that occurred – and a possible moderation of inflation – means they have plenty to look forward to in 2023.

Household wealth in September recorded its third largest quarterly decline since the Australian Bureau of Statistics began keeping records in 1989. And wealth is likely to keep falling in the coming quarters, as the lagged effects of interest rate hikes flow through.