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Managed funds bounce back after bearish Q1: Calastone

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
... remained relatively muted as perceivably riskier assets stay sidelined until central banks signal a return to looser monetary policies. "Despite record outflows in Q1, trading in equity funds was very active throughout 1H 2024, with gross turnover notably ...

RBA on hold: Experts split on 2024 cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
... anticipated. But given the RBA is highly data dependent it will ultimately be the data that determines the outlook for monetary policy," Aird said. "Recent events offshore, particularly in the US, highlight that the picture can change quite quickly if ...

Australia unlikely to tame inflation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2024
... "narrow path" as it attempts to subdue inflation, which rose from 3.6% in April to 4% in May. "I thought tightening [monetary policy] was unlikely because weakness and activity growth would lead to a weaker labour market and that would allow a more confident ...

Funds SA, Mercer Super make key appointments

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
... adjunct professor at Adelaide University's School of Economics. Debelle previously held roles at the International Monetary Fund, Bank for International Settlements, Australian Treasury and as a visiting professor in economics at the Massachusetts ...

Markets look to US rate cuts as inflation falls

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
... spurred market speculation about faster rate cuts. "The inflation figures suggests that the central bank's stringent monetary policies are yielding results. As inflation cools, the urgency to maintain high interest rates diminishes, making a case for ...

'Little prospect' for RBA hike despite stubborn inflation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
... greater than anticipated dislocation in the labour market may bring the timing forward a little. But for the time being monetary policy remains in suspended animation." Commonwealth Bank head of Australian economics Gareth Aird also believes the RBA ...

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
... Hiscock chief investment officer Rob Hogg said the easing of underlying inflation pressures is "extremely positive" from a monetary policy perspective. He said it's an easing in inflation that will enable the US Federal Reserve to cut rates. Energy transformation ...

Advice reforms draft laws consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... the document available on their website as "website disclosure information". The third proposal wants to ensure that monetary and non-monetary benefits given by a retail client are not conflicted remuneration. "The new definition of conflicted remuneration ...

NZ Super Fund names acting chief investment officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... chief investment strategist at Future Fund from 2009 to 2018. He has also worked at Morgan Stanley and the International Monetary Fund. Guardians chief executive Jo Townsend, who took up her role in April this year, said the process of recruitment for ...

ECB drops interest rates to 3.75%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
... three key ECB interest rates based on an inflation outlook, the dynamics of underlying inflation, and the strength of monetary policy transmission, the bank's Governing Council said overnight, adding that "it is now appropriate to moderate the degree ...