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Economists react to latest RBA rate decision

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... productivity outcomes in Australia," he said. Nominal unit labour costs lifted by 6.6% year over year in Q4 2023, which is "far too high" to be consistent with the RBA's 2-3% inflation target, he added. The RBA hasn't ruled anything in or out ...

Markets, economies benefit from eustress: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... "However, over the last 35 years the average central bank rate has been 4.42%. On a longer-term basis, today's rates are far more normal than those we had prior to May 2022." Paton does not see the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lowering rates until ...

Brighter Super signs David Koch as ambassador

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
The $30 billion superannuation fund says the partnership "will help demystify complex financial concepts around superannuation and retirement planning" for members, outlining the metrics by which its success will be measured. David Koch, also known ...

PGIM launches new platform in Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
PGIM Real Estate has expanded its agriculture financing platform into Australia as part of the asset manager's global growth strategy. PGIM said Australia marks the first expansion of its agriculture lending business beyond North America. PGIM Real ...

Sexism in the City: UK financial sector slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... for 35% of senior management roles, up from 27% in 2016. However, at one percentage point per year, the pace of progress is far too slow, the Committee said. It added that funds management has the poorest female representation, with just 12% of portfolio ...

Centuria raises $50m for new fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
Centuria Capital Group has launched a new fund to wholesale investors that targets counter-cyclical opportunities across the property sectors and debt. The Centuria Select Opportunities Fund (CSOF) is a closed-ended unlisted fund targeting a 15% internal ...

The tide is turning for North Asian equity markets: Maple-Brown Abbott

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... multi-year tailwind, and with Korean and Chinese equities trading at deeply discounted valuations, such positive developments are far from priced in," Main and Ho wrote in an investor note. Japan's equity market is currently "experiencing a renaissance" ...

ASIC, APRA issues more FAR guidance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
APRA and ASIC have released more information about the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR) in preparation for the March 15 launch date. The regulators unveiled several key materials for the financial services sector, which were under consultation ...

Simple strategies to overcome gender super gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... workplace, but women still routinely earn less than men when performing the exact same roles, she said. "They still retire with far less superannuation than men. Pay equity will afford women the same financial security as men and give them the same ability ...

Alex Dunnin bids farewell to Rainmaker

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
After 26 years, Rainmaker Information's co-founder and Financial Standard 's resident superannuation guru is going back to school - kind of. Today marks Rainmaker executive director, research Alex Dunnin's final day with the business, retiring from ...