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NZ Super Fund chief investment officer departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2024
... chief investment strategist at Future Fund from 2009 to 2018. He has also worked at Morgan Stanley and the International Monetary Fund. Gilmore will replace Nicole Musicco who left CalPERS after just 18 months in the role citing family reasons. Prior ...

Tranche one of advice reforms hits parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... (Recommendation 7). The new laws will also house Recommendations 13.1, 13.2, and 13.3 of the QAR that wants clarification on the monetary and non-monetary benefits from the client. Recommendation 13.1, for example, should amend the conflicted remuneration ...

Interest rate cut may not come until 2025, experts warn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... Murphy Cruise, Moody's Analytics assistant director and economist, said at the very earliest, the RBA won't loosen monetary policy settings until September. "The Reserve Bank Board will want to consider the impact of a third round of tax cuts ...

Large-cap equity funds continue underperformance: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... them, pointing to the effects of dispersion. When stocks tend to move together driven by the same macro drivers such as monetary policy or pandemic, it is difficult to pick the companies that outperform or namely the idiosyncratic risk that fund managers ...

UK, Japan slip into technical recession

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... according to the country's Cabinet Office. The economy contracted 2.9% between July and September. The International Monetary Fund predicts that Japan's economy will grow 0.9% in 2024. "For decades, Japan has struggled to boost low inflation and weak ...

Cash rate unchanged at 4.35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... 2024 are high, having benefited from elevated commodity prices as a commodities exporter, relatively less restrictive monetary policy and supportive fiscal policy. Wang expects to see Australian consumer sentiment moderately improve in the coming months ...

RBA anticipated to delay interest rate cuts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... line with recent indications from Fed chair Jerome Powell against a March interest rate cut. Regarding today's RBA monetary policy meeting, a Finder survey of 27 economists unanimously predicted the cash rate will remain unchanged.

Australian economic growth slows, IMF maintains positive outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... Australian economic growth is slowing due to tighter macroeconomic policies and financial conditions, but the International Monetary Fund (IMF) maintains a robust outlook. In an annual review of Australia's economy, the IMF reported a decrease in economic ...

AFCA amends consumer compensation caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
... complainant is entitled to compensation for indirect financial loss, AFCA caps this at $6300, up from $5400. AFCA adjusts its monetary limits every three years in line with the higher of the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index and the Male ...

Government reports improved fiscal outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... government's fiscal strategy, which has prioritised spending restraint and capitalising on revenue upgrades, aims to complement monetary policy in reducing inflationary pressures. This approach has led to a decrease in deficits and public debt projections ...