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RBA on hold but keeps door open for more hikes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) determined to keep interest rates on hold at 4.35% at the August meeting but left the door open to further hikes down the road. The central bank felt the economy has been broadly evolving as it expected, with three ...

A tough year for high-duration bond investors: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
... Eun Sub Kim said it was a "mixed" year for fixed income investors, noting the magnitude of the dynamics around interest rates placed "additional" pressure on the local bond market, "resulting in a poorer average return." "Australian bonds and global ...

Retirement portfolios need a new playbook: Real Asset Management

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2026
... said retirees now faced a very different risk profile to previous generations, with persistent inflation, higher interest rates and more frequent market dislocations challenging traditional portfolio assumptions. "The traditional 60/40 portfolio served ...

Macquarie chair provides 'cautious' outlook at AGM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... the current environment. Macquarie flagged market conditions, including global economic condition, inflation and interest rates and significant volatility events as a factor that could impact its short-term outlook. Macquarie chair Glenn Stevens said ...

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
... with strong alignment to its long-term objectives. "Private credit is entering a new phase of maturity. As higher interest rates, refinancing activity and tighter bank lending continue to reshape global markets, investors are seeking specialist managers ...

Special Feature: Rewarding patient capital

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... be on selectivity. "The favourable conditions that historically underpinned private equity returns, namely low interest rates, abundant leverage, and multiple expansion, have largely dissipated. In the current, more challenging environment, managers ...

Aberdeen backs global growth despite rising inflation

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... Bank and Bank of England are also expected to pause. The bank of Japan is tipped to continue gradually lifting interest rates. Aberdeen chief economist Paul Diggle said recurring supply side disruptions had fundamentally altered the inflation outlook. ...

Global concentration risks to reorient investors: JBWere

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... "The conflict in the Middle East in the short term, along with underlying sticky inflation pressures, is keeping interest rates relatively high and keeping the pressure on the Reserve Bank. This is a relatively attractive backdrop for, against an environment ...

Investors Mutual founders launch new venture

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... the true underlying value of the companies held." He believes current economic conditions, particularly rising interest rates, are creating strong opportunities for disciplined value investors. "Many small-cap stocks have been hit extremely hard in recent ...

RBA on hold, rate cuts expected

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept interest rates on hold at 4.35% at its June meeting, in line with market expectations. "Following the three increases in the cash rate target since the beginning of the year, financial conditions are now tighter ...