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Investment managers embracing AI: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... Despite this, two-thirds of managers (67%) are confident that AI will increase their product range, revealing a positive outlook on AI's future role in business.

Infrastructure a foundational portfolio asset class: IFM Investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... for institutional investors as traditional asset classes, according to the latest annual IFM Investors Infrastructure Outlook. Although infrastructure has a proven track record as a standalone asset class in the Australian market, investors in the UK ...

Vanguard lowers management fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... said. "Following the Reserve Bank of Australia keeping rates on hold last week and removing their tightening bias, our outlook for bonds remains positive and we expect interest rates to ultimately settle at levels above those in recent memory."

Why BlackRock is taking a risk-on view

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... forecasts are starting to reflect our view of rates staying higher for longer than pre-pandemic. Markets are not eyeing that outlook for now. Second, stocks could grow more sensitive to macro news as profit margin pressures mount." BlackRock said it ...

Why this fundie sees the economy making a hard landing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
'Goldilocks' soft-landing view, deteriorating consumer health and a poor growth outlook this Australian reporting season hints at a hard landing. "After digesting the latest information from reporting season results and company meetings our analysis ...

Chalmers expected to deliver Budget surplus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... less than the $69 billion we booked in the latest mid-year budget update." In the 2023-24 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) the government revealed a deficit reduction of $1.1 billion, an improvement of $12.8 billion from earlier projections. ...

Listed companies drive economy's momentum: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... favour with some investors, Bruce sees a "good absolute value opportunity" in the resources sector. "Our view is that the outlook for China and iron ore is better than the market - so resources are attractive," he said. "In that environment. You want ...

Global dividends reached record high in 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... equivalent to underlying growth of 5%. "Pessimism over the global economy proved ill-founded in 2023 and although the outlook is uncertain, dividends are well supported," Ben Lofthouse, head of global equity income at Janus Henderson, said. "Corporate ...

Global economy to grow at a slower positive rate

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... economy will continue to expand in 2024, albeit at a slower pace than in 2023. The group's latest 2024 Capital Market Outlook report said that the weakening growth of the global economy can mainly be attributed to the delayed effects of global interest ...

Centrepoint Alliance targets further growth with new platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... recruit is also strong due to licensee consolidation and it expects further opportunities to recruit to materialise. As an outlook, Centrepoint said the market conditions remain favourable given the demand for advice. "As the newly appointed chair, I ...