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Bitcoin investing is on the rise, but more regulation is needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... regulation is required. Enhanced protection of banking and payments infrastructure for crypto companies and encouraging banks to adopt on-chain monitoring of transactions are part of Zeng's regulatory wish list. As a director of Blockchain Australia ...

Threats outside the Australian financial system build: RBA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... Assessment said. Notwithstanding these risks, the Australian financial system was said to have a high degree of resilience. Banks are well prepared to handle the increase in loan losses expected to occur as the economy slows in response to past interest ...

T. Rowe Price launches bond fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... "However, this benign investment environment was upended in 2022 as the US Fed, Reserve Bank of Australia and other central banks around the world embarked on a rapid rate hiking cycle to curb high inflation. This new market environment of structurally ...

Perpetual seeds Kapstream fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... of the RBA cash rate plus 6% per annum and is distributed by Mantis Funds. Warehouse financing, which is common among non-banks lenders, is a type of private debt securitisation. Warehouse financing duration is less than one year. Bourke said barriers ...

US Federal Reserve eyes multiple interest rate cuts this year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... the RBA has decided it is willing to tolerate inflation being above its target for longer than its 'peer' central banks are willing to allow inflation being above their respective targets, in order to preserve as much as they can of the gains ...

Listed companies drive economy's momentum: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... months. The information technology sector turned in a solid return of 11% per annum, while discretionary companies, the banks and even REITs did well, he said. The mining sector, however, is the laggard. While it may have fallen out of favour with some ...

Economists react to latest RBA rate decision

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... aged care workers last week. "But as was the case in the February meeting the RBA remains cautious, like some other central banks," Oliver said. "In this regard it notes that inflation remains high, services inflation remains a concern with continuing ...

Interest rate cut may not come until 2025, experts warn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... the RBA has decided it is willing to tolerate inflation being above its target for longer than its 'peer' central banks are willing to allow inflation being above their respective targets, in order to preserve as much as they can of the gains ...

Majority comply with IDR reporting: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... round of submissions affected smaller firms. The first round, which took effect in early 2023, saw 97 firms that included banks and superannuation funds report IDR data to ASIC. The second group of about 340 financial firms commenced their IDR reporting ...

PGIM launches new platform in Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... forecast to rise by 6% to $85 billion in 2024-25. The market for financing farming operations is dominated by Australian banks that typically provide short-term, floating rate loans, but PGIM said it sees an opportunity to provide an alternative with ...
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