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Hejaz awards technology mandate to wealth platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
Hejaz has appointed wealth fintech Openmarkets to equip its in-development Shariah-compliant investment platform with trading and execution technology solutions. Openmarkets will support the platform with API-led market infrastructure technology, enabling ...

Powell confirms rate cuts likely 'at some point' this year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024
... reduce interest rates, the global REIT sector is due for a bounce, supported by the relatively robust macroeconomic environment," he said. "From a timing perspective, global real estate begins to generate outsized returns to investors in the lead-up ...

MetLife enhances employee benefits package

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... employee care. This ensures people have the right support, with the goal of providing a truly caring and inclusive work environment." MetLife said additional paid leave was a top priority for its employees, noting that its policies now put it ahead of ...

Australian private capital industry surges 33%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... an aggregate value of $10 billion raised. "A general trend has emerged where, in a more subdued global and market environment, more capital is being committed to fewer, but more experienced, fund managers," Preqin said. Of all active Australia-based ...

T. Rowe Price launches bond fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... bond markets has been made by steadily falling yields and tightening credit spreads. "However, this benign investment environment was upended in 2022 as the US Fed, Reserve Bank of Australia and other central banks around the world embarked on a rapid ...

Why BlackRock is taking a risk-on view

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... as market expectations for persistent inflation have eased," it said. "Bottom line: We see a supportive risk-taking environment for now, as inflation keeps falling and after the Fed reinforced upbeat sentiment. We stay overweight US stocks and the AI ...

Perpetual awards State Street subsidiary a major mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... model. "To be successful in today's market, managers need a platform that provides flexibility in their operating environment and enables them to scale as their business requires," he said. Meanwhile, State Street country head for Australia Tim Helyar ...

Why this fundie sees the economy making a hard landing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... it is hard to hide the truth in cash flows. The reality is that it is getting harder," Birtles said. This economic environment favours Australian stocks with defensive earnings, robust cash flows, strong balance sheets and cost control amid the ongoing ...

Institutional investors shift gears amid 'new market regime'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... market regime that is reshaping how they manage risk and return. They also forecasted a higher-for-longer interest rate environment. As a result, many investors are decreasing their equity exposure and shifting towards high-quality public and private ...

Listed companies drive economy's momentum: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... that the outlook for China and iron ore is better than the market - so resources are attractive," he said. "In that environment. You want to invest in the iron ore stocks like BHP, Rio, and Fortescue. But in the absence of one of them being glaringly ...