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BHP’s failed bid for Anglo American dominated attention in the second half of the 2024 financial year, but the search for value in the mid-tier mining sector was dominated by the resurgence of gold and the fall from grace of the critical minerals sector.

Home prices have continued their inexorable march upwards on a national basis, marking an 18-month run of increases, but parts of the market are slowing and some east coast capitals are now in reverse.

AMP’s head of superannuation and investments, Melinda Howes, is facing one of the biggest challenges of her career helping the former wealth giant regain its mojo.