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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," ...

Calls for independent oversight on mortgage stress

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... flexibility and competition in the mortgage market and made homeownership less accessible. "This 'belt and braces' approach to macro-prudential restrictions is needlessly restrictive and increasingly limits lending only to those that already own at least ...

AI could see emerging markets flourish: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
Although the emerging markets have been on the backfoot in recent years, they are beginning to gain ground again with institutional investors, an expert from Janus Henderson Investors noted, underpinned by the rise of artificial intelligence. Institutional ...

NZ Super Fund shines bright with standout return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
New Zealand's sovereign wealth fund, NZ Super Fund, posted a herculean return of 14.94% this past financial year, trouncing its peers, according to data provider Global SWF. The fund outperformed its Treasury Bills benchmark - a measure based on the ...

End of the road for three Franklin Templeton funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024
... management (AUM). The funds are Martin Currie Diversified Income Fund, Martin Currie Tactical Allocation Fund, and Western Asset Macro Opportunities Bond Fund. The two Martin Currie funds shut on August 22 as Franklin Templeton in its capacity of Responsible ...