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Global economy to grow at a slower positive rate

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... said. In Australia, Rouse noted that inflation, including wage inflation, remains more elevated than in other developed markets and interest rates are expected to remain higher for longer. "Our mortgage market relies more on variable rates compared to ...

Rest awards impact mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... in listed impact opportunities "exciting" for super funds. "While impact investments are more commonly found in private markets, the opportunities in public markets are rapidly evolving, with new strategies and opportunities constantly emerging," Singh ...

Super funds captivated by equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... continue to cleave to equites for superior returns. The Global pension assets study report analysed 22 global pension markets and found Australia's high dependency on the equity markets, allocating 51% to stocks, which is above the average of the top ...

VanEck establishes foothold in Brisbane

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... financial advisers in the state. The investment manager also bolstered its Australian team with new investment and capital markets, and client coverage specialists. Deniz Kilic, previously with Prime Financial Planning, has joined VanEck's sales team ...

US family office launches Australian arm

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... clients the opportunity to establish an investment presence in both Australia and the US and to access investments and markets worldwide. According to the Palm Beach-based family office, this offering is achieved via a dual US and Australian-regulated ...

QIC names next chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... Brunsdon joined the QIC board last year, bringing more than four decades' experience in financial services and capital markets. He currently also serves as chair of PayPal, MetLife Insurance, and Sims Metals. "His global mindset and broad thinking will ...

Warren Buffet honours Charlie Munger in Berkshire shareholder letter

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... active participants are neither more emotionally stable nor better taught than when I was in school. For whatever reasons, markets now exhibit far more casino-like behaviour than they did when I was young," Buffet said. "The casino now resides in many ...

HSBC wins $23bn in admin, custody mandates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... HSBC is now global custodian to Milford Asset Management, servicing all its Australian and New Zealand funds across 24 markets. Its total funds under management exceed $16 billion. Milford said it was looking for an asset servicing partner with a complimentary ...

Bragg calls for another Financial System Inquiry, critiques ASIC, APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... necessitate another FSI, with the overwhelming influence of the superannuation system on the financial sector, economy, and markets serving as a critical justification. "... the super system is now large enough to influence the economy and spur crony ...

Global X ETFs appoints new chief executive from Goldman Sachs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... experience includes over a decade at State Street Global Advisors, where he led a "diverse cohort" of product and capital markets teams for the SPDR ETFs. Hyeon-Joo Park, founder and global strategy officer of Mirae Asset, the parent company of Global ...