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Principal AM hires from BlackRock

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... consultants, while leading strategic initiatives to drive business growth. Principal managing director and country head of Australia and New Zealand Helen de Mestre welcomed Dunn's appointment. "Stuart's deep expertise and proven leadership in the wholesale ...

What does the RBNZ rate cut mean to Australia?

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
On Wednesday, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) trimmed its interest rate by 25 basis points to 5.25% after holding a decades-high rate of 5.50% since May 2023. The central bank pointed to inflation converging to its target range as the core reason ...

Pandemic-era savings to dry up: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has warned that the extraordinary amount of savings Australians amassed during the pandemic will run dry by the end of the year. CBA said Australians had accrued around $300 billion in additional savings during the period, as ...

What Yarra Capital is buying in the dip

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2024
Global markets were rocked at the start of this week over fears of a potential US recession after a higher-than-expected jump in US unemployment figures. But Yarra Capital head of macro and strategy Tim Toohey said while the risk of a recession in the ...

RBA on hold: Experts split on 2024 cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates unchanged at 4.35% at its August board meeting. RBA governor Michele Bullock said the case for an interest rate cut in the near-term was not a likely scenario. "Based on what I know today and what ...

Brookfield expands $1bn student accommodation portfolio

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024
... participate in Journal Student Living's program, Journal Life, which focuses on student development. Brookfield co-head of Australia real estate Ruban Kaneshamoorthy said: "Education is Australia's fourth biggest export. We have the third-highest number ...

Russell Investments default option returns up to 12.3%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2024
... inception in March 2020, GoalTracker has delivered average annual returns of 8.3%-11.3%. Russell Investments head of Australia and New Zealand Tim Furlan said the strong returns are helping to grow the superannuation savings of its 80,000 members. "It ...

Wealth managers rev up for Lifeline, Starlight

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... Kypreos Group, Porsche South Sydney, and Southern Classic Cars are also sponsors. Janus Henderson Investors head of Australia Matt Gaden said: "At Janus Henderson, we have long since embraced the charitable nature of our employees, and have seen the ...

MLC awards $285m mandate to Janus Henderson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024
... investment presence backed by fundamental research will be crucial to success in emerging markets." Janus Henderson head of Australia Matt Gaden said Janus Henderson was committed to creating and developing innovative strategies to better service clients. ...

WTW names new head for Australia and New Zealand

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2024
WTW has appointed James Baum, formerly the global head of wholesale and specialty broking at Aon, as head of Australia and New Zealand, and head of corporate risk and broking, effective July 15. Baum held many leadership roles over his 18-year tenure ...