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Cash rate unchanged at 4.35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... and possible tax and rate cuts this year. Investors may face headwinds that will impact global equity earnings and valuations amidst a higher rate environment. "Looking ahead, we remain cautiously optimistic on the outlook for markets. Long-term yields ...

Unlisted asset valuation practices under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... understand how the unlisted assets market actually works, how and through what structures these assets are held, and how valuations actually occur, by whom and how often, anything APRA could do in their deep dive to educate the broad market about these ...

Interest rates drive adviser conversations in 2024

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... into the first few weeks of 2024, Brad Buters, a financial adviser at Guided Investor, is proceeding with caution. "Valuations of stocks on traditional metrics are quite high. And the alternative with sitting in the sidelines on defensive assets with ...

Volatility an opportunity for skilled active managers: GSFM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... lead to sporadic "bouts of extreme market volatility," resulting in significant shifts in market sentiment and asset valuations. However, this environment, while turbulent, could offer ample opportunities for active fund managers, Miller said. "Higher ...

ISPT fills newly created head of mandates role, announces departures

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... performance and analytics. In this position, he was instrumental in developing the platforms that form the backbone of ISPT's valuations and performance reporting for investors. Buchan also played a key role in establishing the IRAPT Fund in 2013 and ...

Emerging markets well placed for 2024

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... contrast to many global fixed income asset classes, and developed market credits in particular, emerging market debt valuations remain attractive, adjusted for the real (if not perceived) level of macro or credit risks," Buchet said. Aside from the well-identified ...

Centuria REIT valuation dives $124m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
About $124 million has been shaved off the value of Centuria's Office REIT. Conducting its half-year external valuations, Centuria Office REIT had 12 of its 22 investment properties - about 49% by value - reviewed as at 2023 end. It said the result ...

Infrastructure's diversification benefits timely: Clearbridge

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... portfolio manager Nick Langley, increasing earnings and strong fundamentals in 2023 were not enough to keep infrastructure valuations from falling due to the rise in real bond yields. Langley reported that in November 2023, yields in the US increased ...

Morningstar reveals Australian equities upgrades, downgrades

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... Perpetual's straightforward, disciplined, and diligent process. The focus is on high-quality names that trade at reasonable valuations with considerable upside," Morningstar said. "However, Perpetual's value and quality bias and this strategy's industrials ...

Mild recession in 2024, higher interest rates: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... substantial increase in bond return expectations. For equities, however, the higher-rate environment depresses asset price valuations across global markets while squeezing profit margins, as corporations find it more expensive to issue and refinance ...