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Market has priced in 'too many' rate cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... an important event that investors will be watching closely. I expect to see volatility around the elections, as investors may look to hedge their positions," he said. "A divided government outcome from the US elections would likely be the most well-received ...

'Challenging period' for active managers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... rates all falling within the range of 70%-85%." The report found that poor performance of actively managed global equity funds may have been due to the difficulty of outperforming in the US component, however it noted there were also challenging headwinds ...

Charges dropped against Macquarie adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... "misleading conduct relating to a financial product" during the time he was employed at Macquarie between December 2015 and May 2018. ASIC found Acworth undertook dishonest trades on behalf of his clients while working for Macquarie Equities in the form ...

RBA feels 'not enough has changed'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... leave the cash rate target unchanged at this meeting." The minutes revealed that the board considered what future scenarios may require higher-for-longer interest rates. "One of these was if consumption growth were to pick up materially in response to ...

Wholesale investor test changes on ice: Parliamentary committee

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
... being made in the current government's term. However, Scarr said "the issue is still on the agenda" and potential changes may well be in the future. The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services is currently looking into ...

ANZ, OnePath settle $50m class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
ANZ and OnePath superannuation customers may be entitled to get their super back after Slater and Gordon secured a $50 million class action settlement. The no-fault settlement was reached with ANZ and its former subsidiaries, OnePath Custodians (OPC) ...

Under the hood of a top global fundie

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024
... private equity portfolio and where it fits, and the relative benefits of it versus some other private equity opportunities they may be investing in," he said.

CFMG Capital raises for $26m Brisbane project

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
The Queensland-based fund manager has launched a capital raising to fund development of a recently acquired site at Rochedale, south of Brisbane. The 3.37ha site is situated on Farley Road and will be developed into a 27-lot gated community, with prices ...

Labor delivers another budget surplus, but productivity stalls

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... better-than-expected outcome was driven mainly by the payments side, with outlays $10.2 billion lower than projected back in May. Treasurer Jim Chalmers was quick to praise his government for delivering consecutive surpluses. "This is the first time ...

Retirement calculators 'can't be counted on': SCA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
... needs in retirement. This could be done by prompting people to use their own data to compile a budget of what their spending may be, with guidance and examples to give a sense of how much other retirees spend," the report said. Some calculators had out ...