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UK, Japan slip into technical recession

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... been implemented around the world," the IMF said. "We now think this period is coming to an end. The output gap closed in mid-2023, meaning that demand is now aligned with the economy's capacity. We project 1% growth in 2024. This is up slightly ...

New chair for iExtend

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
The founder of The Sentient Group and AMP's private capital business has been appointed chair of life insurer iExtend. Peter Cassidy is taking on the role. Cassidy established AMP's private capital business in 1993, managing investment funds across ...

Rest invests in agriculture fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... zero, Weier said, explaining why the fud allocated to Cibus Fund II. "We expect this investment will generate exposure to mid-market agriculture companies that own real assets with profit generating potential," she said. "This will bring diversity benefits ...

SIX launches share platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
A former co-founder of Future Super has launched Sustainable Investment Exchange (SIX), a share trading platform that combines activism and investing. SIX is co-founded by Adam Verwey, a former co-founder of Future Super, and Sophie Hall, an experienced ...

ASIC chases 757 adviser registrations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
ASIC has issued its final reminder to the 757 financial advisers who have yet to register with the corporate regulator. As of February 6, ASIC counted many relevant providers who have outstanding registrations. They have until February 16 to get cracking ...

Cash rate unchanged at 4.35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the cash rate unchanged at 4.35% on the back of positive inflation data in its first meeting for 2024. Despite inflation registering at 4.1% for the month of December, down from a peak of 7.8% one year prior ...

Online investor participation declines

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... personalised content, offering comprehensive research on individual companies, and delivering detailed analysis of small and mid-cap companies, she concluded.

BlackRock iShares adds to factor ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... The iShares MSCI World ex Australia Momentum ETF (IMTM) will track the index of the same name, which identifies large- and mid-cap developed global companies that have done well over the last six to 12 months on a risk-adjusted basis. BlackRock said ...

Scarcity buys stake in asset manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
Scarcity Partners has bought into an $8 billion asset manager that caters to private wealth firms. Scarcity acquired a 30% interest in Evidentia Group but did not disclose the dollar value. Evidentia works with private wealth firms to build investment ...

Unlisted asset valuation practices under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... will conduct its own review of such practices, looking at the material unlisted assets exposures of a variety of large and mid-sized funds, it said. It follows APRA introducing the requirement for funds to revalue their unlisted assets on a quarterly ...