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Cash rate unchanged at 4.35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the cash rate unchanged at 4.35% on the back of positive inflation data in its first meeting for 2024. Despite inflation registering at 4.1% for the month of December, down from a peak of 7.8% one year prior ...

Actively managed, ESG funds top 2023 outflows

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... gains for investors who were brave in the turbulent weeks that went before. For example, the US ten-year benchmark bond yield blew out to almost 5% in October before rallying strongly to end the year down at 3.9%," Lee said.

Sequoia strikes deal to acquire Clique Paraplanning

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
... Clique service. "This also frees our advisers to do more advising." In a separate development last week, Sequoia sold the Yield Report to Finexia Financial Group (FNX) for 500,000 ordinary shares in FNX and established a strategic partnership with Finexia ...

REITs primed for investor cash amid uncertainty

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... relative to equities in the future. Jablonski also stated that the current cap rates for REITs provide a more attractive yield than private real estate. This is because private real estate values are based on appraisals and have limited price discovery ...

Real asset cycle likely to return: Dexus

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
While the past year was a challenging one for most real asset sectors, Dexus Research believes transaction markets will become more active in 2024. Based on the latest Australian Real Asset Review by Dexus Research, the strong performance of the listed ...

Interest rates drive adviser conversations in 2024

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
Interest rates will continue to be a driving force behind client conversations in 2024 as financial advisers remain agile regardless of whichever direction they will go. The rapid upward trajectory of interest rates - from 0.10% in April 2022 to today's ...

VanEck to unveil private credit ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... director for Asia Pacific Arian Neiron said the LEND Index returns over 10% p.a. and over the last 15 years achieved an income yield of about 8.6% p.a. As a result, he said there has been immense interest in private credit strategies, which outstripped ...

Australian Ethical super chief goes for growth in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... sentiment within the fund suggests that, despite foregoing short-term value uplift, these sectors are generally expected to yield subpar investment performance over an extended horizon. "The fund's focus is absolutely on long-term, market rate, risk-adjusted ...

Perpetual Corporate Trust adds staff

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
Perpetual's corporate trust business has hired a new head of institutional sales and relationship management for its innovation arm. Emily Boden will work primarily with Perpetual Digital - and the recently acquired Laminar Capital - to develop ...

Emerging markets well placed for 2024

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
Robeco and Principal Asset Management predict strong performance in emerging markets this year from a macroeconomic and valuation standpoint. According to new research by Robeco, the five-year expected return forecast for emerging markets is 8.25% ...