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Why the RBA should not cut rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
... believes the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) should hold off on making an interest rate cut today. Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Sydney, Masters said that while the market is pricing in a rate cut and she believed it was ...

Australian GDP growth 'steady but not solid': La Trobe

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2025
Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum today, La Trobe Financial head of investments and product David Tagg dissected some of the key economic themes for the year ahead. Tagg highlighted some of the biggest risks in the current economic ...

Our results were strong: Alexis George

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
AMP chief executive Alexis George has told Financial Standard that the company's 2024 financial year results were strong, despite its share price being caned since the announcement. George said that wealth business flows, excluding its bank, have ...

Platforms placate fee consent ordeal: SuitabilityHub

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... of the areas that a lot of advice practices struggle with each year is the ongoing fee consent," Peker told Financial Standard. If the average adviser has 110 clients, for example, nearly 600 fee consents must be processed. "That takes a lot of time. ...

Centaur goes self-licensed, appoints former dealer group head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... Guide Financial to reduce costs. However, Centaur chief executive and FS Power50 adviser Hugh Robertson told Financial Standard the firm ultimately wanted to control its own destiny, be ambitious, and go for growth. "We know it's not easier. We didn't ...

Brookfield subsidiary launches credit fund locally

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... continuum globally, backed by Oaktree's three decades of credit expertise," he said. Last year, Hall told Financial Standard that its flagship private credit and infrastructure funds have produced positive returns and that's started to resonate ...

Industry fund insurance bungle adds fuel to mounting outrage

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... reasons," including in case any claims arise. Separately, however, Consumer Champion owner Adam Glezer told Financial Standard about representing someone whose family, while dealing with Rest just a few weeks ago, struggled to arrange insurance payouts ...

Local family office backs new venture to invest in climate tech

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... Besen met with over 30 potential managers before selecting Climate Tech Partners. In a statement provided to Financial Standard, Besen said that Climate Tech Partners "wasn't just another tech VC." "Besen liked that CTP's model is aiming to solve ...

Global X launches Russell 2000 ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... underrepresented in large-cap benchmarks like the S&P 500. Global X senior investment strategist Billy Leung told Financial Standard the Russell 2000 is one of the broadest small cap indices, with more balanced sector exposure compared to the S&P 500 ...

Trump tariffs to hit Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... aluminium imports, which will apply to all countries, including Australia. AMP chief economist Shane Oliver told Financial Standard that while Australia exports about $808 million worth of steel and aluminium to the US, it represents just 0.03% of the ...