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Fed cut will not move the dial for RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... rate." Geoffrey Kingston from Macquarie University Business School said it has been another month of mixed signals. "On the one hand, inflation remained too high, propped up by high public-sector spending. On the other hand, the private sector continued ...

Super to be paid on parental leave from July 2025

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... attempts to amend the bill were defeated. Last week, the opposition sought to alter the legislation to allow parents to opt for a one-off cash payment or an additional two weeks of paid leave. The one-off payment was to be equivalent to the value of ...

BlackRock revamps private credit business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
BlackRock is restructuring its private debt arm, saying private credit is "one of the firm's top priorities" and it intends to become a leader in the space. BlackRock is creating a Global Direct Lending business within its existing private debt function ...

Megatrends impacting portfolio construction: Mercer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... and into private ones. "These assets are likely to continue to grow because of that structural shift that's emerging. One of the challenges is, how do you actually embed that into a fairly liquid portfolio? Because most private portfolios are fairly ...

Government consults on laxing legacy super product rules

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... expiry of term, is conversion to another legacy product. "If an individual were to commute their legacy product without meeting one of the exceptional circumstances, it would result in tax and regulatory consequences." The proposed regulations would ...

Arrowpoint launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... Victor Smorgon Group and Sandbar Investments, will hold around 20% of the funds raised in the second fund, which would be one of the highest in the Australian private debt market. "This is significant as it aligns the interests of the fund managers with ...

AMP BOLR litigants face lengthy payout process

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... who objected and said many "were quite distressed in explaining their deeply personal reasons for opposing the settlement." One group member told the judge that that $100 million settlement was not sufficient and doesn't represent fair compensation for ...

Muzinich & Co. partners to launch infrastructure debt strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... the co-founders of Orion3, Rowena Chu and Harry Chang, said: "We are excited for this opportunity to partner with Muzinich, one of the leading global credit managers. Real asset markets globally are primed for alternative capital solutions providers ...

WAM tells investors it 'got the call wrong'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... bank stocks. "Sometimes we play with fire, and when we play with fire occasionally we get burnt," Ayoub said. "We got that one wrong, but the journey isn't quite over." WAM took the stake in Star around June last year when the share price was above $1 ...

FSU steps up calls for reproductive leave policies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... Sector Union (FSU) is urging the financial services industry to adopt paid menopause leave policies as it finds more than one third of workers experiencing symptoms are likely to retire early as a result. In October 2023, the FSU launched its first ever ...