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Property 'well-placed' for growth: Knight Frank

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
The real estate group is confident that the commercial and industrial property markets will pick up next year, but flagged one major concern for investors. In its report, Australian Horizon 2025, Knight Frank found that now may be the time to invest ...

Mason Stevens names head of asset allocation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2024
Mason Stevens has announced the appointment of Brad Creighton as head of asset allocation. Creighton brings with him 17 years of investment experience, having held senior roles in financial markets, most recently at AMP as co-portfolio manager of the ...

US election to add to inflation woes: Experts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... true," Brewis said. "We believe that active stock picking based on a fundamental bottom-up approach, with an awareness of macro factors, is the best way for investors to explore opportunities within these markets."

GAM hires new local lead from Bennelong

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
GAM Investments has appointed Eric Finnell as the new managing director for Australia, replacing Alex Zaika who left in September to take the helm of Global X Australia. Based in Sydney, Finnell will work alongside client directors Daniel Sharp and ...

Major global trends impacting advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
High interest rates (70%), economic downturn and inflation risks (both 68.8%), and the impact of central bank policy (61.3%) usurped any concerns about this year's election cycle for Australian financial advisers and investors, according to this year's ...

Household spending drops in September: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... inflation will see the RBA cut interest rates in December 2024." The CommBank HSI Index tracks month-on-month data at a macro level and is based on de-identified payments data from approximately seven million CBA customers, comprising roughly 30% of ...

QIC reports $9bn record earnings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
Queensland Investment Corporation's (QIC) earnings topped a record $8.9 billion in the last financial year, buoyed by most investments outperforming their targets. QIC's assets under management also increased to $111.7 billion with the help ...

Ontario Teachers', Hines snap up build-to-rent portfolio

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and global real estate investment manager Hines have acquired two build-to-rent (BTR) properties in Brisbane, comprising 354 units, from ADCO Group. The first property, located at 28 Robertson Street in Fortitude Valley ...

Labor delivers another budget surplus, but productivity stalls

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
The final budget outcome for 2023/24 came in as a surplus of $15.8 billion - or 0.6% of GDP - for the underlying cash balance - an improvement of $6.5 billion on the previous estimates. The better-than-expected outcome was driven mainly by the payments ...

Family office, KKR buy up regional Queensland airports

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
... is a unique opportunity to acquire a high-quality asset that provides critical services in a resilient market with strong macro tailwinds. Queensland Airports plays an important role in connecting Queensland communities to the rest of Australia and beyond," ...