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New APRA chair named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2022
... underpins the functioning of the economy," Lonsdale said. "The challenges in front of us are significant - a rapidly shifting macro-economic environment, rapid technological development that challenge business models and regulation, cyber threats, insurance ...

AL&P hires global, APAC business development heads

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
... currently managing over $16 billion of assets for institutional investors in North America, Europe, and Australia. Its Global Macro Alpha strategy is currently up 19% since the beginning of the year.

Northern Trust names global macro fixed income head

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022
... he served as special advisor to the Federal Reserve as well as special advisor to chair Jerome Powell. As head of global macro fixed income, Bomfim will have responsibility for the Global Macro Group, which is responsible for interest rate strategy ...

UBS picks new head of investment research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022
... will spend a considerable amount of time in Sydney and Melbourne going forward. Curley will be supported by UBS head of macro research and chief economist George Tharenou, executive director retail and consumer analyst Shaun Cousins and APAC business ...

Australian retirement system given B+

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
... He also added that there is a risk to the broader Australian economy if retirees continue to reduce their spending. "On a macro level, if we have an ageing population who have significantly reduced their spending, we risk the economy shrinking, in an ...

Financial stability risks escalate: RBA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
Financial stability risks have increased as global financial conditions continue to tighten, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia's Financial Stability Review. The RBA cited a further tightening of financial conditions, an increase of debt-servicing ...

Retail the next frontier for private markets: Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
According to the Preqin Future of Alternatives in 2027 report, fund managers are pivoting to retail investors as institutional fundraising slows. The report said that private capital fund managers have long tried to tap into the retail market, having ...

RBA lifts rates, lifts markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board increased the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 2.6%, driving domestic markets higher. Committed to returning inflation to the 2-3% range over time, the board affirmed that yesterday's increase in interest ...

RBA tipped for another rate rise

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
... release, we applauded the suggestion by Governor Lowe that they were open to a step back to 25bps. However, the subsequent macro environment makes a 25bp hike potentially burdensome." Solomon added that due to global inflation running extremely high ...

Super members switching options amid uncertainty

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2022
... amount of risk people are prepared to take with their investments. "A lot of people are looking for less volatility due to macro-economic factors such as inflation and a looming recession," she said. "People don't want to take unnecessary risk when it ...