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Macquarie offloads airports in $3bn deal

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
... infrastructure EMEA Martin Bradley said. AGS Airports chief executive Andy Cliffe said Macquarie and Ferrovial have played a central role in unlocking the full potential of the various airports. "Their close partnership with the teams across our three ...

RBA seeks input on CBDC research project

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is seeking industry feedback on a central bank digital currency (CBDC) research initiative, Project Acacia. The project will explore how different forms of digital money and associated infrastructure could support ...

Fed cuts rates as Powell is questioned on Trump win

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
... Powell decisively said that he would not resign if asked to leave by Trump, after the incoming President criticised the central bank chair for raising interest rates. Principal Asset Management chief global strategist Seema Shah said it was unsurprising ...

Perpetual reveals new leadership structure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
... lines of accountability, agility and faster decision making in the service of our clients. We plan to, over time, keep our central group functions small and maintain regional support where it helps our business grow or there are clear scale advantages," ...

US election: Global investors fear inflation boom

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... impact," she said. The main concern over tariffs for the global economy is the knock-on effect they could have on inflation. Central banks around the world have been tackling the sticky inflation problem, but tariffs could drive the price of goods back ...

Magellan warns of staggering sovereign debt

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... debt in their own currency such as the US. Thus, in Magellan's view, the most likely outcome is money printing, or central bank financing of budget deficits in more technical terms, resulting in a period of structurally higher inflation." Magellan ...

Interest rates to remain on hold for some time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... economist Paul Bloxham said the decision to leave rates on hold was a surprise to no one, but given the tone from the central bank, there is now a small chance interest rates may not move at all in 2025. "Our central case is that the RBA's first ...

Funds SA adds to leadership team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... analytics, and relationship management. He has appointed two executive directors and four new business heads. "Our people are central to our ability to deliver superior investment outcomes to our clients," he said. "It is a pleasure to recognise the ...

Future Fund delivers strong 11.9% return

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... inflation is subsiding in much of the developed world, it remains higher and more volatile than investors have been used to. "Central banks around the world are in an easing cycle which is positive for risk assets. However, the path to lower rates will ...

Commonwealth Bank finally relents on interest rate call

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
... Bloxham has taken an even more bearish view - predicting the first interest rate cut in Q2 2025. "Since late 2023 our central case has been the RBA would be on hold through 2024, and this remains our view," Bloxham said. "We see rate cuts as not likely ...