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RBA interest rate cut expected

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is widely anticipated to slash interest rates by 0.25% when the board meets tomorrow. MFS Investment Management fixed income research analyst Carl Ang said he believes the RBA will deliver a "dovish insurance cut". ...

MLC AM delivers real returns for members in FY25

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
... more than 7% p.a. The fund manager finds opportunities in both public and private market credit. With the underlying cash rates declining, all-in yields also appear attractive. "So, your underlying risk-free rate, plus the credit spread are very attractive ...

Managed fund inflows jump over 20x: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2025
... footing after extended and unusual periods of high correlation between bonds and stocks due to post-Covid stimulus and low rates. With bond yields normalising, offering diversification benefits, we could see 60/40 funds re-emerge from the wilderness," ...

Betashares gearing up to expand Wealth Builder product suite

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... Cameron Gleeson told Financial Standard. Betashares, as an institutional borrower, can also secure "incredibly low" interest rates, which it passes on to investors in its Wealth Builder ETFs. As for concerns that the superior economics Betashares achieves ...

ART makes sweeping changes to corporate super plans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... Superannuation Scheme members will see changes to premiums for death, total & permanent disability (TPD) and income protection rates. The change will vary based on a members' gender and age. Members under the age of 50 will receive a small reduction ...

US-Iran tensions send markets into panic mode

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025
... market-defining moment. It's a direct hit to the assumptions that have been driving investor positioning: lower inflation, falling rates, and stable energy prices. This framework has just been broken," Green said. Green added that brent crude had already ...

Resilient job market reduces rate cut probability: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... steady at 4.1% for May." However, this result may restrict the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) flexibility in cutting rates throughout the remainder of the year. VanEck head of investments and capital markets Russel Chesler said: "The market is currently ...

Investor optimism premature, fund flows in firing line

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025
... negotiations, the risk of policy reversals, corporate disruption from supply chain realignments, and the potential for interest rates to remain elevated - heightens the risk of earnings shocks that could dampen sentiment," Morningstar equity analyst ...

Government to convene a productivity roundtable

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... comments by the Prime Minister about making it a priority. "As the latest national accounts figures show poor productivity rates persist, and on an annual basis is actually going backwards. The latest quarterly data shows GDP per hour flat for the March ...

Labor proposes changes to ancillary funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2025
... distribution rate applies. Labor said it broadly agrees with the Productivity Commission's principles and suggested range of rates. Treasury is holding roundtables and wants participation from giving funds, charities that receive support from giving ...