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State Street brings Fund Connect ETF Portal to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... guided ETF issuers in Australia with industry best practices and offers them the most sophisticated tools to benefit from economies of scale." Prior to October 2021, the Fund Connect platform was only available to issuers receiving securities services ...

Major economies buoyed by tight jobs market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
Resilient job markets are keeping major economies above water, staring down the threat of a global recession, as well as geopolitical and climate woes. Newly released ABS figures show that Australia's labour market remained strong in June, adding ...

Further tightening of monetary policy may be required: RBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... increases in prices and wages under such levels of labour market tightness," the RBA said. Persistent inflation in advanced economies and central banks "unexpected or larger than expected" monetary tightening over the preceding month was also a key consideration. ...

Super funds pursue merger, chief executive chosen

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... translate into lower costs, improved member services and innovative technology. We expect to see cost savings and greater economies of scale as time goes on. Those synergies will mean strong benefits to members of both funds," they said.

Fitch gives Labor budget AAA rating

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... 12 years from 2033 to 2034. "The budget is forecast to return to surplus in 2022-23 before most of the major advanced economies," he said. "The Albanese government has been able to deliver a stronger fiscal position while providing cost-of-living relief ...

UBS outlines new operating model, leadership

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
... streams, disciplined risk management and balance sheet for all seasons will benefit our clients, employees, investors, the economies we serve and the wider financial s

Budget delivers surplus, with a catch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... flowing through to higher export revenues." Although the Australian economy is expected to outperform all major advanced economies, global and domestic headwinds will inevitably drag on activity in 2023-24. A more pronounced slowdown in the world economy ...

Future Fund revisits actively managed equity investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... from actively managed equity strategies, as macroeconomic factors dominated individual stock picking. He explained that economies are diverging, and companies can now better differentiate themselves in a challenging environment. Consequently, Alpha-seeking ...

Global economic growth hits 20-year low: IMF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... energy prices have come down, underlying price pressures are proving sticky, with labour markets tight in a number of economies," the IMF said. "Side effects from the fast rise in policy rates are becoming apparent, as banking sector vulnerabilities ...

Top 10% pocket 93% of Australia's wealth: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023
... China and Canada. However, the Australian Institute said, the results reflect a worldwide trend: an examination of other economies confirms that the benefits of economic growth are going disproportionately to the top 10% of income recipients. "The share ...