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Household spending drops in September: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... supporting our view that softer economic data, coupled with a further deceleration in inflation will see the RBA cut interest rates in December 2024." The CommBank HSI Index tracks month-on-month data at a macro level and is based on de-identified payments ...

Market has priced in 'too many' rate cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... likely lead to the building of inflation pressure. However, we expect the Fed will be patient and not aggressively hike rates in response." Another factor Boothe said investors need to be watching is the upcoming US election, with the outcome likely ...

'Challenging period' for active managers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... funds domiciled in the US, Europe, Japan, Canada and Australia underperformed the S&P World Index, with underperformance rates all falling within the range of 70%-85%." The report found that poor performance of actively managed global equity funds may ...

RBA feels 'not enough has changed'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... this meeting." The minutes revealed that the board considered what future scenarios may require higher-for-longer interest rates. "One of these was if consumption growth were to pick up materially in response to the recovery in real household disposable ...

ANZ, OnePath settle $50m class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
... duties as trustee by investing members' superannuation funds in cash investment options with its parent company ANZ, at rates for members that were lower than those offered to other depositors with no ties to ANZ. It also alleged that OPC allowed members ...

Ontario Teachers', Hines snap up build-to-rent portfolio

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... growing confidence amongst global investors to deploy large equity tickets back into the real estate markets as interest rates look to compress and markets benefit from very strong rental growth dynamics as supply remains a challenge," he said. CBRE ...

Vision Super refreshes premium rates

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
Vision Super is reducing premiums for a range of insurance products for its Super Saver, Personal, and Australian Services Union members. Vision Super and insurance partner MLC will decrease premiums for death, total and permanent incapacity (TPD) ...

Schroders launches high yield credit strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... as well as by Schroders' global network of credit analysts," Wood said. Also commenting, Mason said: "Following years of rates at near zero, yields have been restored and fixed income assets are back in play. Inflation remains sticky while growth and ...

Rapid growth in super sector poses risk to financial stability: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... borrowers experiencing financial stress in these economies, a further easing in inflation − and with it, lower policy rates − is expected to support the balance sheets and cash flows of households and firms over the period ahead."

Household wealth rises in June quarter

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... points to quarterly growth. "House prices have continued to rise across most states and territories, despite high interest rates," ABS head of finance statistics Mish Tan said. "This largely reflects ongoing housing supply constraints and an uptick in ...