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Future Fund delivers strong 11.9% return

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... rates will not be straightforward as continued geopolitical risks and big economic drivers including defence spending, the energy transition and deglobalisation are all inflationary," he said. "Over the past 12 months we continued to invest in line with ...

Inflation falls within RBA's target range

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... temporary measures that artificially lower the headline inflation figure," McCormack said. "In this case, the government's energy rebates. The preferred inflation measure, the trimmed mean, remains stubbornly high at 3.5%. "The Australian economy ...

Cole puts funds on notice as expenditure data is revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... bodies, spending $2.34 million with the vast majority of that ($2.3 million) going to the CFMMEU - prior to the Mining and Energy Union withdrawing from what's now the CFMEU in December 2023. The data comes as APRA deputy chair Margaret Cole said ...

Major global trends impacting advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
... become attractive from a valuation standpoint. Certain sectors such as utilities, REITS, biotechnology, and alternative energy are potentially more interesting in this environment of lower inflation and interest rates. This is the type of situation where ...

HMC Capital makes $2bn acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
... plan to create a $5 billion private credit platform. In June, HMC Capital has announced a strategic investment in Stor-Energy, a specialist developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale battery energy storage systems, in a deal worth $50 million. All ...

Australian Ethical awards front office mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... running and over the coming months will further bolster our private markets offer targeting infrastructure and renewable energy projects that align with focus on long-term sustainable growth," Theau said.

ECB drops interest rates to 3.25%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
... elevated pace. In the Eurozone, annual inflation fell to 1.7% in September, which is the lowest level since April 2021. Energy prices dropped sharply, at an annual rate of -6.1%. Food price inflation was up at 2.4%. Goods inflation was subdued at 0.4% ...

Goldman Sachs switches up equity research leadership

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... become deputy head of ANZ equity research. Young will continue to co-lead the Asia Pacific Natural Resources and Clean Energy Business Unit and cover the ANZ Metals and Mining sector. Hannan will retain his coverage of the ANZ technology, media and telecom ...

BNP Paribas shutters EARTH Trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
... portfolios." The trust ran a global equity long/short strategy that held long positions in innovative companies within the energy, materials, agriculture, and industrials sectors that provide solutions to environmental challenges. It then also took short ...

Hamilton Lane debuts private markets infra fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2024
... US investors. Both funds will primarily invest in power, transportation, data and telecommunications, environmental and energy opportunities. "With a focus on identifying and capturing strategic opportunities in the infrastructure space, including direct ...