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Interest rate relief unlikely 'this side of Christmas'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2024
... data for April could mean the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) hands are tied when it comes to higher-for-longer interest rates. Annual growth in the non-seasonally adjusted CPI lifted from 3.5% to 3.6% in April, while seasonally adjusted CPI was even ...

REIT returns to come back strong: Expert

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
... okay," Kruth said. "Real estate tends to do poorly in these volatile times, with extremely high inflation and higher interest rates, it throws everything off. "But historically, if you look back over the last 10 to 20 years, real estate - both listed ...

Market pessimism over Insignia 'overblown'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
... compress slower in the future-lessening downside pressure to revenues," it said. "Second, a potential decline in interest rates bodes well for improved flows, reflecting increased investor appetite for risk assets." Ler said a turnaround is already underway ...

Family offices up active management, eye generative AI: UBS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
... surprise me because we have owned little to no fixed income over the past 10 to 15 years. With the increase in interest rates, it was a natural shift as the asset class became sufficiently interesting to deploy capital," a Swiss family office head reported. ...

PrimaryMarkets launches new financial adviser channel

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
... opportunities, which can help balance portfolio risk and return, as well as mitigate the impact of inflation and volatile interest rates. He also flagged that PrimaryMarkets will keep investing in the platform to improve the experience for advisers and ...

RBA hints another rate rise could be on the cards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board has confirmed it discussed both leaving interest rates unchanged and a hike at its May meeting. The board minutes were in line with messaging from RBA governor Michele Bullock, who spoke at a press conference ...

Private markets demand cools: bfinance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
... the final quarter of 2023, performance had been supported by growing confidence over the prospect of declining interest rates during 2024. This optimism was not sustained during the first quarter, with increasing concerns that rates would remain elevated ...

BitConnect promoter pleads guilty

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... through its website. The platform enabled lenders to invest or loan BCC for fixed terms in exchange for promised high interest rates. Investors did not control their loans once invested, nor could they withdraw their capital investment until the expiry ...

Loomis Sayles brings global bond fund to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... track record of delivering fixed income solutions that meet investment objectives without excessive risk. "With interest rates now back to more normal historic levels and fixed income yields looking more attractive, but markets still volatile and the ...

Value versus growth: Market expectations in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
In 2022, concerns about rising interest rates and the Russia-Ukraine war brought fundamentals back into focus, creating numerous opportunities for value investing to generate alpha. Then transitioning to the first half of 2023, that period saw significant ...