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Hamilton Lane debuts private markets infra fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... including high barriers to entry and durable cash flows through contracted revenue streams, as well as the potential for inflation-hedging qualities, competitive total returns with potential downside protection, income yield and portfolio diversification." ...

Market has priced in 'too many' rate cuts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... said the US economy is on good footing and improvements will flow through the start of 2025, but there are concerns inflation could rise again. "There are signs that the economy could re-accelerate in Q1 next year, driven by factors like commodity prices ...

Managed account FUM passes $200bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... growth rate of 11.8% increase from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024," Huang said. "The half year to 30 June 2024 has seen inflation fears start to recede, weak economic growth and market adaption to global risks. Equity performance has been positive with ...

RBA feels 'not enough has changed'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... interest rate cut is not yet on the cards, as it released minutes from the September meeting. The board said that while inflation had been slowly coming back into the target range, it was still a long way off where the central bank would like it. "Members ...

QIC reports $9bn record earnings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
Queensland Investment Corporation's (QIC) earnings topped a record $8.9 billion in the last financial year, buoyed by most investments outperforming their targets. QIC's assets under management also increased to $111.7 billion with the help ...

Labor delivers another budget surplus, but productivity stalls

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... surpluses on record," Chalmers said. "These surpluses are helping to pay down debt and they are helping in the fight against inflation. They are building our fiscal buffers at a time of global volatility and uncertainty." Meantime, the Productivity Commission ...

Schroders launches high yield credit strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... 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 employment are holding up, forcing central banks to maintain rates at elevated levels." ...

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

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... and businesses in advanced economies continue to be resilient, despite ongoing pressure from tight monetary policy and inflation," the report said. "This resilience has been supported by firm, albeit softening, conditions in labour markets, a stabilisation ...

Inflation debate: Albo says rebates will keep inflation down

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has hit back at claims the official inflation figures released this week were only lower due to government rebates, despite what the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data found. Doing the media rounds this morning ...

Inflation cools but RBA unlikely to budge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Falls in fuel (-7.6%) and electricity (-17.9%) were significant moderators of annual inflation for the month as a result of Commonwealth Energy Bill Relief Fund rebates. "The falls in electricity and fuel had a ...