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Markets, economies benefit from eustress: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... said. "Don't expect to see the consumer tilt towards eustress in any great hurry. It might take more than stopping inflation to see consumer-led recovery," he said. The rapid increase in interest rates since May 2022 from 0.10% to today's 4.35% has ...

Interest rate cut may not come until 2025, experts warn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... on what to expect from the central bank in the coming months. Almost three-quarters of the panel believe the recent inflation numbers are not enough to bring forward the possibility of a cut. Of those that weighed in (28), one in four said the RBA won't ...

Bitcoin hits fresh high as investors await halving event

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
Bitcoin has hit a new all-time high, surpassing US$72,000 ($100,000) for the first time since the digital asset's inception. The latest price boost was underscored by an increased acceptance of Bitcoin by mainstream financial institutions with the UK's ...

Managed account FUM closes in on $200bn milestone

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... giving an annual growth rate of 12.11% in 2023," Milliman practice leader, Australia Victor Huang said. "The subsiding inflation data, receding recession risk, along with the tech sector growth were key drivers for the strong equity performance and provides ...

AustralianSuper to deploy £8 billion in the UK

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... AustralianSuper's investment in the UK is a vote of confidence in the British economy. "We've already halved inflation, debt is forecast to fall, and - with thanks to smart investors like AustralianSuper - we're on course to grow the economy," ...

Copia seals distribution partnership

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... have widespread appeal with investors seeking exposure to a strategy with long-term capital growth that accounts for inflation. "We are pleased to welcome a global infrastructure strategy to the Copia stable as we continue to offer advisers and their ...

Fidelity launches global bond fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... end of the interest rate tightening cycle," de Pourbaix said. "Should central banks begin easing interest rates once inflation is deemed to be under control, this would be positive for bond strategies, particularly those that are exposed to duration ...

Global economy to grow at a slower positive rate

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... the global economy can mainly be attributed to the delayed effects of global interest rate hikes aimed at controlling inflation. According to Rouse, this slowing will not be felt equally. "We expect the US to slow from a position of strength, while Europe ...

Aware, Macquarie partner on green finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... 2030: the estimated cost sits at $US3.5 trillion annual capital investment to 2050. The deal comes at a time that the US Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 has pushed $500 b of new spending and tax breaks to accelerate the transition to net zero in the ...

Super funds captivated by equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... rapid, and pension assets remain behind their pre-2022 position, but it is far better than the experience a year before. Inflation has moderated, and as a result financial markets have remained supported by interest rates which appear also to have peaked ...