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Pay gaps at super funds, fund managers revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... employer pay gaps reported for the first time as part of the government's strategy to solve the problem costing the economy $51.8 billion each year. According to the reporting, the financial services industry's median base salary gender pay gap ...

Bragg calls for another Financial System Inquiry, critiques ASIC, APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... sector, economy, and markets serving as a critical justification. "... the super system is now large enough to influence the economy and spur crony capitalism," he said. Moreover, Bragg advocated that an FSI could facilitate a comprehensive review of ...

UK, Japan slip into technical recession

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... Meanwhile, Japan's GDP contracted 0.4% in the last three months of 2023, 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 ...

Inflation falls to 4.1%, RBA weighs rate cut

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... services (1.2%). HSBC Australia and New Zealand chief economist Paul Bloxham said yesterday's data is a sign that the economy is heading in the right direction, with falling inflation in the December quarter. While further interest rate hikes are unlikely ...

Real asset cycle likely to return: Dexus

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... expected to peak, further falls in bond yields should be positive for A-REIT pricing in 2024. "While a slowing in the economy is a consideration for occupier activity in the short term, a forecast fall in interest rates in FY25 is expected to be a major ...

Commerzbank acquires Aquila Capital

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... internationally." Meantime, Commerzbank said it's all part of its desire to actively shape the sustainable transformation of the economy. "The strategic partnership with Aquila Group and the majority stake in Aquila Capital Investmentgesellschaft are ...

Government reports improved fiscal outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... revenue," Gallagher said. Nevertheless, growth is forecast to moderate in the near-term as domestic activity wanes. The economy is expected to expand by only 1.75% in 2023-24, before regaining momentum in 2024-25 as improving real incomes growth support ...

Interest rates on hold as RBA pauses

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... Bullock said. "The effects of recent rate hikes, including the one in the previous month, will continue to affect the economy." Bullock recognised that high inflation is causing a strain on people's real incomes, leading to weak household consumption ...

Don't abandon 60/40: J.P Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
As the economy enters a period of transition, J.P. Morgan Asset Management (J.P. Morgan) has stressed the long-term advantages of the iconic 60/40 portfolio. The J.P. Morgan Asset Management 2024 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions (LTCMAs) report ...

MA Financial issues first RMBS

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... securitisation market has played its part in a resilient financial system that mitigated the impact of the pandemic on the economy." Elsewhere, Gryphon Capital Investments chief executive Steve Fleming said: "Our deep lens into the domestic mortgage ...