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Fed cut will not move the dial for RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
The US Federal Reserve delivered its first interest rate cut in four years, reducing the official cash rate by 50 basis points, but experts say the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is still not in a position to do the same. Yesterday's official unemployment ...

Federal Reserve kicks off easing cycle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
The Federal Reserve elected to cut interest rates by 50 basis points overnight, its first reduction in four years. The US central bank decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate by half a percentage point to 4.75-5%, surprising many ...

Super for housing to exacerbate affordability crisis: Eslake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
Superannuation being used for house deposits would push up home prices, undermining Australians' home ownership prospects, slash retirement savings, and come at a significant cost to the Budget, according to a Corinna Economic Advisory report by ...

ASIC sees case against Rest thrown out

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
ASIC's case against Rest, in which it alleged the super fund misled members about their ability to transfer superannuation out of the fund, has been thrown out by the Federal Court. The case focused on Rest's past practices around rollover requests ...

Alternatives market to hit US$30tn by 2030: Preqin

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
The global alternatives industry is on track to reach US$29.2 trillion in assets under management (AUM) by 2029, with private equities set to more than double throughout the period, Preqin said. The growth signifies an annualised increase of 9.7% for ...

Megatrends impacting portfolio construction: Mercer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
Mercer portfolios solutions leader Rebecca Jacques outlined some of the major trends investors need to take into consideration when building clients' portfolios at the Financial Standard Managed Accounts Forum. Jacques said there are several structural ...

Advisers reveal hurdles preventing SMA adoption

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) head of model portfolios EMEA and APAC Kathleen Gallagher revealed the main concerns financial advisers have with employing managed accounts in their business, at the 2024 Financial Standard Managed Accounts Forum. ...

Growth of SMSFs, Div 296 opportunity for advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
A new report published by the SMSF software provider has revealed growing opportunity for financial advisers and demonstrates the potentially detrimental effect of the proposed Division 296 tax. The 2024 Annual Benchmark Report dives into potential ...

Remara launches real estate strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
Remara Investment Management has launched a real estate fund that invests in the development of small and large-scale projects. The Remara Opportunistic Development Fund is an open-ended managed fund that seeks opportunities in the residential, industrial ...

Arrowpoint launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
Arrowpoint Capital has launched a new private debt fund targeting high-net-worth investors, super funds and SMSFs. It said the decision to launch the fund came from increased demand for capital from businesses outstripping supply. "The supply of capital ...