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NAB forecasts 50bp rate cut in May

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... board meetings now a feature of the RBA calendar, some flexibility on the policy front has been lost, especially when developments are moving fast." Auld is not the only expert forecasting a larger rate cut at the May meetings. IG analyst Tony Sycamore ...

Trade war rattles pre-election economic outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... past few days, there have been significant falls in oil prices and a depreciation of the Australian dollar. Both developments would have implications for activity and inflation if they were to persist," the report said. "In addition, there have been ...

Members press super funds for sustainable investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... founder-led companies and WiseTech is not the only example of poor governance." Meanwhile, Sawtell-Rickson said political developments can infuse into the shifting investment decisions among its members. "Policy, certainly, even more broadly, goes to ...

Cybercriminals attack major super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
... cybersecurity incident. AMP said it was aware of the incident affecting several funds and that it was monitoring developments closely. So far, it added that, there's no evidence of any breach or unauthorised activity on its systems. "We'll continue ...

RBA flags concerns over 'geopolitical uncertainties'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
... countries take retaliatory measures," the RBA board noted. "Geopolitical uncertainties are also pronounced. These developments are expected to have an adverse effect on global activity, particularly if households and firms delay expenditures pending ...

AustralianSuper bins WiseTech stake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... managing the founder's role over time in order to continue to remain a shareholder. We have sold because recent developments have not met our expectations," he said. However, Manuell left the door open, saying the fund is open to reconsidering if ...

Underinvestment in Southeast Asia a 'big issue' for Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... growing at, rather than growing at the rate of the region." Moore said the rapid growth is a result of underlying developments, as well as the 'China Plus One' strategy. The strategy allows Chinese companies to offshore their manufacturing and ...

Oreana targets early education assets with new fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
... education centre via its investment. The strategy will be led by senior development manager and head of early education developments Michael Swinnerton and development manager Zac Dawson. Oreana chief executive, investments Luke Moore said the experience ...

Underperforming managers in China could see pay halved

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... external geopolitical uncertainties remain unsettled, market optimism has clearly risen on the back of Chinese AI developments. As the February rally wasn't a broad-based one, fundamental research on the industry and sector level would be important ...

UK regulators abandon DEI reporting push

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... confirmed they will not pursue such changes. "In light of the broad range of feedback received, expected legislative developments and to avoid additional burdens on firms at this time, the FCA and PRA have no plans to take the work further," they said. ...