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Monetary policy not the only game in town: Brian Redican

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
Mohamed El-Erian, who was chief executive of Harvard's endowment and PIMCO, published The Only Game in Town in 2016, presenting central banks as the key driver of the economic agenda. But now it's governments in the driver's seat, NSW Treasury Corporation ...

Macquarie AM expands $300m active ETF platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... ETFs provide access to "opportunities and designing strategies" in the space. "Against a backdrop of higher yields, central bank and regulatory changes, investors are increasingly seeking active managers to help navigate these market conditions and capture ...

RBA delivers 'cautious' cut, road ahead unclear

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... next rate cut will be delivered. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham believes it will be quite some time until the central bank lowers the interest rate again. "We see the RBA now on hold for a few meetings. This should clear the airtime for the RBA to ...

Why the RBA should not cut rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... rate cuts. Tagg said he thinks the RBA could "afford to wait" before beginning the cutting cycle but added that the central bank is likely to deliver a cut before the federal election. "I think one of the things that will impact the decision, frankly ...

ART, MLC AM, HESTA name directors

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
Former Bendigo and Adelaide Bank chief Marnie Baker and former Brighter Super director Jennifer Thomas have joined the Australian Retirement Trust Board. Both directors bring extensive experience to the ART board. Baker spent 35 years with Bendigo ...

Fixed income drives managed fund surge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... invested in fixed income with conviction and consensus," Calastone head of Australia and New Zealand, Marsha Lee said. "Central bank pivots and bond market reactions dominated the investment landscape... while equity funds grab headlines and generate ...

FOMC holds rates as Chalmers boasts 'our inflation is lower'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... "much more than we've seen now", adding "we are not in a hurry to adjust policy". Powell also flagged that while the central bank wants to see inflation decelerate more, he did not want to see the labour market "cool off" more. Chalmers said Australia ...

Monetary policy to underscore 2025 allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... with interest rates and inflation to dominate once again. Last November, RBA governor Michele Bullock indicated the central bank views its settings as restrictive and intends to keep rates that way for now, holding out for clear signs that inflation ...

Chalmers boasts inflation data, experts divided

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.3% in the 12 months to November 2024, but trimmed mean inflation came in at 3.2% - still tracking above the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) target range of 2-3%. Speaking at a press conference ...

Bull market buoys super funds' 2024 returns

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
Superannuation funds turned in double-digit returns for the 2024 calendar year thanks to the bull market, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), with some achieving nearly 12% for their balanced options. Rest's ...