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ART, MLC AM, HESTA name directors

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... and divisions. Baker Baker is a director of the Regional Australia Institute. Most recently, she was appointed to the central bank's Monetary Policy Board. For her part, Thomas recently stepped down from the Brighter Super board, having been a director ...

Fixed income drives managed fund surge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... invested in fixed income with conviction and consensus," Calastone head of Australia and New Zealand, Marsha Lee said. "Central bank pivots and bond market reactions dominated the investment landscape... while equity funds grab headlines and generate ...

Cbus recruits lead for new core equities portfolio

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... "This new strategy has relatively few capacity constraints and can, over time, be a multi-billion dollar strategy that is central to the overall Australian equities portfolio." Gavin said Riedler's strong track record and deep understanding of the ...

FOMC holds rates as Chalmers boasts 'our inflation is lower'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... seen "much more than we've seen now", adding "we are not in a hurry to adjust policy". Powell also flagged that while the central bank wants to see inflation decelerate more, he did not want to see the labour market "cool off" more. Chalmers said Australia ...

Monetary policy to underscore 2025 allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... 2024, with interest rates and inflation to dominate once again. Last November, RBA governor Michele Bullock indicated the central bank views its settings as restrictive and intends to keep rates that way for now, holding out for clear signs that inflation ...

Chalmers boasts inflation data, experts divided

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... band," Bloxham said. "For the RBA, [the] trimmed mean indicator figures are likely to suggest modest downside risk to the central bank's forecast for 3.4% yoy on the Q4 quarterly trimmed measure. However, the job vacancy data add to a picture which ...

Bull market buoys super funds' 2024 returns

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... Kiran Singh said. "Global share markets were standout performers - especially the US - during the past year. With several central banks moving to ease monetary policy and markets responding positively, we anticipate this should continue in 2025. "Equity ...

Boutique global asset management firms' investment outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... prices developments," he said. Lastly, liquidity remains a critical but underappreciated driver of asset prices. "Despite central banks pausing balance sheet expansion and a strong USD signalling tighter conditions, markets are counteracting with heightened ...

Sue Brake joins NZ Super, Lisa Gray departs VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... figures on sovereign wealth fund boards. Sue Brake, former Future Fund investment chief and adviser to Singapore's central bank has chosen a second role with a sovereign wealth fund. Brake, a member of the investment and risk advisory panel that ...

Ventura names new investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... account schemes across prominent platforms such as Macquarie, Hub24, Expand, BT Panorama, and the IconiQ platform and are central to Ventura's growth strategy. Stojanovski brings a wealth of expertise and leadership to the role. The ASX-listed dealer ...