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Markets look to US rate cuts as inflation falls

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
... central bank's stringent monetary policies are yielding results. As inflation cools, the urgency to maintain high interest rates diminishes, making a case for cuts to stimulate economic growth." Green added that beyond CPI, other economic indicators ...

Global X set to launch an Australian Bank Credit ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
... floating rate notes, such as subordinated debt," Metcalf said. "This trend has shown the widespread impact rising interest rates have had on local investor sentiment, sparking an increased desire to reduce the duration of portfolios and seek out appealing ...

SSGA launches new gold fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
... determined by a complex matrix of global macroeconomic and fundamental factors including central bank policies and interest rates, emerging market demand and mining production," Tsui said. Tsui said a key attribute of the State Street Gold Fund is its ...

Adviser queries jump 40%: AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
... contribution provisions," AMP head of technical strategy and TapIn John Perri said. "With the reduction to personal income tax rates and thresholds from July 1 this month, many Australians have benefitted from bringing forward deductions such as by making ...

New lending for property investors up 30%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
... to owner-occupiers fell by 2%/month (first-home buyers were down by 2.9%/month) and investors eased by 1.3%/month. Annual rates of growth remain elevated, led by investors (+29.5%), with owner-occupier lending a bit more modest in comparison (+12.2%). ...

Job mobility falls for first time in three years

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
... back to around what we typically saw during the five years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic," Jarvis said. "Job mobility rates have fallen for both men and women, but fell by more for men. As a result, job mobility over the past year was slightly ...

Rest increases private credit investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2024
... risk-adjusted return profile, we expect REDF will deliver strong results to Rest members. "With a combination of higher interest rates and traditional banks scaling back commercial real estate lending, we believe non-bank lenders have a good opportunity ...

MLC MySuper option returns 9.8%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... gains given the continued optimism on the prospects for 'Artificial Intelligence' (AI) and renewed hopes for lower interest rates later this calendar year," he said. "In particular, the largest AI chipmaker - Nvidia - a company in which the MySuper growth ...

Colonial First State reports strong super returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... "CFS is also in the relatively unique position of holding no legacy unlisted assets. In an environment of higher interest rates, this has allowed us to deliver another year of solid returns for members. "Looking ahead, we continue to believe that inflation ...

RBA minutes confirm potential August rate hike

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) released the minutes from its June board meeting at which it held interest rates steady, but confirmed it did consider the possibility of a hike. The minutes also confirmed the RBA is vigilant to the upside risks ...