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Recession risk is receding: Natixis IM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... corporate and investment banking. It revealed only 19% of respondents see a significant risk of recession in H2 2023, while half rate recession as a low risk. Nevertheless, 38% of respondents said inflation targets won't be met until 2025, and 9% ...

Insurance firms defy inflationary shocks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... pushes up claims inflation, reinsurance rates and ultimately insurance premiums." Further, McLean said a higher interest rate environment means insurers can earn good returns on the investment of premiums. "Overall, the outlook for their earnings looks ...

Mercer picked to advise Pengana Credit

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... regarding the value the fund would add to the construction of the portfolios. "... which will help underpin attractive floating rate income aimed at providing welcome relief to investors who are concerned about preserving the value of their money, while ...

KKR real estate arm reports $30m loss

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... "KREF is operating with over $800 million of liquidity while the portfolio is generating strong income from the high-interest rate environment," he said. Meanwhile, KREF president and chief operating officer Patrick Mattson highlighted the platform's ...

New Vanguard regional ETF capital markets lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
Vanguard Australia has appointed a new lead for the Asia Pacific region who will oversee ETF capital markets as the incumbent takes up another role within the firm. Adam DeSanctis, who most recently had a stint in personalised indexing for financial ...

Major economies buoyed by tight jobs market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... figures show that Australia's labour market remained strong in June, adding more than 33,000 jobs. While the participation rate edged down month on month by 0.1% to 66.8%, unemployment rate nevertheless remained at 3.5%. "Australia's labour market ...

APRA toughens stress testing frequency, valuation stance

KARREN VERGARA, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
The prudential regulator is reinforcing the importance of superannuation funds to conduct more rigorous and frequent stress testing amid the fracas over valuations in the property sector. In updating Prudential Practice Guide SPG 530 Investment Governance ...

GAM investors make partial offer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
... on July 17, and of 29.1% when considering Liontrust's closing price of GBP 6.43 on the same day and the GBP/CHF exchange rate, the group said. The investor group is not looking to compete with Liontrust's 100% takeover offer, but instead increase its ...

UniSuper rides tech tailwinds to strong returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
UniSuper achieved double-digit returns for FY23, revealing the shares that helped get it there and those that held it back. With more than $120 billion in assets under management, the fund returned 10.3% to members invested in the default Balanced option ...

Further tightening of monetary policy may be required: RBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said the decision to maintain the cash rate at 4.1% was finely balanced with a consideration to hike another 25 basis points. In the July 4 minutes, released this morning, the RBA explained inflation in Australia ...