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Volatility an opportunity for skilled active managers: GSFM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... underestimated, Miller pointed to several structural factors that could be inflection points, such as higher neutral interest rates, because of a big budget deficit in the US, and retiring baby boomers depleting their savings. He also cited more involved ...

BWP, Newmark Property REIT set to merge

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... participate in a larger merged group with lower gearing, which is particularly compelling given the ongoing elevated interest rate environment and market uncertainty," Noble said. Noble added that after careful consideration, Newmark's independent ...

Diverger shareholders welcome Count takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... the absence of a superior proposal. "The independent expert has assessed the value of Diverger on a 100% controlling interest basis at between $1.19 and $1.39 per Diverger Share," he said. Diverger's largest shareholder, HUB24 with a 34.4% stake ...

VanEck to unveil private credit ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... p.a. and over the last 15 years achieved an income yield of about 8.6% p.a. As a result, he said there has been immense interest in private credit strategies, which outstripped all other major asset classes in 2023 from an income perspective. "This world ...

Gannet Capital increases Touch Ventures stake

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... venture capital group, with Glenn Poswell taking up a board seat. Touchcorp, a subsidiary of Block Inc., sold its 19.99% interest in the company, with Gannet Capital buying up most of its shares. It brings Gannet Capital's total shareholding to 17.81%. ...

Future Fund soars to $272.3bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... of negative returns. Then risk assets rallied strongly in the final quarter of the year, fuelled by speculation that interest rates have peaked and will soon be cut by central banks," he said. Among the investment changes made during 2023, the fund moderately ...

Aussies want advice from their super fund: CFS

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... using funds already invested in their super to pay for a retirement plan, 61% of Australians said yes. The strongest interest was from younger Australians aged 25 to 29. Three in four men (76%) and a similar number of women (70%) in this age group were ...

Qantas Super reduces premiums again

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... high to medium to high. Cruising has a 47.3% allocation to equites, 20% in alternatives and a 24.8% holding in fixed interest. Qantas Super is a hybrid defined benefit and defined contribution scheme. It has more than 26,000 members. Parent company Qantas ...

Australian economic growth slows, IMF maintains positive outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... 3.7% year-over-year in 2022 to 2.1% in the second quarter of 2023, attributing this to persistent inflation and elevated interest rates which have raised the cost of living and resulted in declining real wages. Inflation eased to 5.4% in the third quarter ...

Gen Zs now 'loud budgeting': Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... dinner with friends, younger Australians are confidently opting to stay in and choose to put that amount into a high-interest savings account or pay down debt." According to Riley, another hot budgeting trend is 'no or low spending months' which ...