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T. Rowe Price launches bond fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2024
... "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 rate hiking cycle to curb high inflation. This new market environment of structurally ...

Perpetual seeds Kapstream fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... of the RBA cash rate plus 6% per annum and is distributed by Mantis Funds. Warehouse financing, which is common among non-banks lenders, is a type of private debt securitisation. Warehouse financing duration is less than one year. Bourke said barriers ...

US Federal Reserve eyes multiple interest rate cuts this year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... the RBA has decided it is willing to tolerate inflation being above its target for longer than its 'peer' central banks are willing to allow inflation being above their respective targets, in order to preserve as much as they can of the gains ...

Listed companies drive economy's momentum: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... months. The information technology sector turned in a solid return of 11% per annum, while discretionary companies, the banks and even REITs did well, he said. The mining sector, however, is the laggard. While it may have fallen out of favour with some ...

Economists react to latest RBA rate decision

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... aged care workers last week. "But as was the case in the February meeting the RBA remains cautious, like some other central banks," Oliver said. "In this regard it notes that inflation remains high, services inflation remains a concern with continuing ...

Interest rate cut may not come until 2025, experts warn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
... the RBA has decided it is willing to tolerate inflation being above its target for longer than its 'peer' central banks are willing to allow inflation being above their respective targets, in order to preserve as much as they can of the gains ...

Majority comply with IDR reporting: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... round of submissions affected smaller firms. The first round, which took effect in early 2023, saw 97 firms that included banks and superannuation funds report IDR data to ASIC. The second group of about 340 financial firms commenced their IDR reporting ...

PGIM launches new platform in Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... forecast to rise by 6% to $85 billion in 2024-25. The market for financing farming operations is dominated by Australian banks that typically provide short-term, floating rate loans, but PGIM said it sees an opportunity to provide an alternative with ...

UK manager recruits Australia head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... this Sydney-based role, Thurgood was responsible for identifying and developing relationships with pension funds, private banks, institutional investors and other investors. Before that, the sales executive was the managing director of Nomura Asset Management ...

Half of super funds to close in coming decade: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... Australian banking system. The banking sector has a few large participants and a handful of smaller, competitively differentiated banks and other financial institutions, such as building societies and credit unions, that have maintained long-term market ...