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Bumpy roads ahead for traditional active managers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... challenge active managers are up against. Morningstar said active managers will gain business "at the expense of close peers rather than structural gains from passive investments." The report also indicated active managers are unlikely to reclaim the ...

CPI nears RBA's target range, but rate cut remains in doubt: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... Bassanese said there is a good chance the trimmed mean figure could fall back to with the RBA's target band by June, rather than the RBA's current expectation of December. "As a result - and despite still solid employment growth - there's ...

Trump inaugurated as 47th President

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... off a Wall Street Journal exclusive from earlier in the day that described a Trump memo indicating no immediate tariffs. Rather, the memo directed federal agencies to study trade policies and evaluate the trade relationships with China, Canada and Mexico." ...

Grattan Institute renews calls for best-in-show super funds, partial annuitisation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
... should be able to help their members on a more personal level. But if these moves are to work in the interests of retirees rather than funds, the government should first create a stronger market design," Grattan said. Further, Grattan believes the Delivering ...

Investors should avoid overvalued US sectors: Talaria

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2025
... said strong growth in US equity markets has stemmed predominately from a narrow cohort of stocks and valuation expansion rather than solid earnings growth, creating significant risk for investors. With the S&P 500 up 23% in 2024, Selby-Smith said investors ...

ANZ, Macquarie bring forward rate cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... in December. "We think this will be enough for the RBA to cut the cash rate by 25 basis points at its February meeting, rather than waiting until May," Boyton said. For the November read, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 2.3% in the 12 months ...

Sue Brake joins NZ Super, Lisa Gray departs VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... works together to build the best overall portfolio. TPA's entire purpose is to achieve a fund's investment goal rather than focusing on a particular strategic asset allocation. With this investment style, funds do not operate with a fixed strategic ...

Renewable infrastructure opportunities for HNWIs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... private capital to play in lending to these projects as well. And in doing so, you can have specific exposure to renewables, rather than a more diverse mix of traditional fossil fuel and renewable assets through some of the listed opportunities that ...

RBA to meet for final 2024 rate decision

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... living relief and support stretched households - appear to have gone towards paying down consumer debts and mortgages, rather than increased discretionary spending - which could have had an inflationary effect. "illion's Consumer Credit Stress Barometer ...

Millions of Aussies want episodic advice: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... home buying (25%), the report noted. Of those open to seeking financial advice, over half prefer 'one-off episodic advice' rather than traditional, full-service models to cut costs. The report said this underscores the importance of the Quality of Advice ...