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NZ council seeks investment manager partner

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2025
... grow an investment fund," Napier City Council said. Income generated in the portfolio is used to supplement revenue from rates to support the council's operations. At the same time, Napier City Council said it is tasked with preserving and growing ...

US equities face volatility as growth risks mount: Morgan Stanley

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2025
... long-standing view that policy would likely be sequenced in a more growth-negative way to start the year before lower deficits/rates and less crowding out of the private economy benefit the market later in the year- no pain, no gain," the bank said. ...

REITs to finally see 'watershed' moment: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... 12 to 24 months. The office sector, however, remains the only detractor. "We found that on a weighted-average basis, cap rates expanded just +3bps in the past six months, and by +21bps in the 12 months to Dec-24. Asset values declined in Office, but ...

War on inflation: Australia vs New Zealand

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... driven different economic outcomes," Bloxham said. The RBNZ delivered substantial monetary tightening, lifting interest rates 525 basis points in total, with Bloxham saying the central bank accepted that it would "tip the economy into a recession". "As ...

Aussie dividends underperform on global scale: Janus Henderson

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2025
... Taiwan. Headline terms were even weaker, down 4.2%, Janus Henderson found, citing lower special dividends and weak exchange rates. Although three quarters of Australian companies in the index increased or held dividends in 2024, the landslide was a result ...

Younger women embrace geared strategies: Data

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... redraw facilities, and 28% of margin lending investors planning to reduce borrowing in the next 12 months, citing interest rates and margin call risks. The report also shows a younger demographic, more likely to be female, are driving demand in the space ...

RBA 'not committed' to further rate cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has confirmed it considered leaving interest rates on hold last month, but ultimately concluded the arguments for a cut were more weighted. However, despite deciding to deliver the interest rate relief, the central ...

Monetary policy not the only game in town: Brian Redican

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... type of spending," Redican said. He added that it won't matter whether the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cuts or hikes rates, "this spending is going to keep on going and driving the economy." Beyond defence, Redican noted the recent US earnings season ...

Next decade could bring back the conservative portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... equity, private debt," Parker said. "But also the silver lining to the cloud of higher inflation, is the fact that interest rates have now risen to more normal levels. I could buy a portfolio of government bonds and actually hope to get a positive, real ...

Global tariffs to spike under Trump: Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
... Global tariffs could balloon to levels not seen since the turn of the century and result in higher inflation and interest rates, according to a top economist. Speaking at Financial Standard's Chief Economists Forum yesterday, Barrenjoey chief economist ...