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RBA 'paves way' for February rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) surprised no one by leaving the official cash rate on hold at 4.35% at its final meeting of the year. While this was the ninth consecutive month the central bank has kept the cash rate steady, the decision was met ...

Funds are 'getting back to basics', says report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... towards private credit or private equity in the next year or two. A quarter of surveyed funds, meanwhile, plan to reduce cash holdings, which the report said reflects a growing appetite for risk. More than 40% intend to increase allocations to public ...

2025 economic outlook 'threatening': AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
... to soon drop to around 0.6-0.7% qoq, enabling it to possibly start cutting in February but by May at the latest taking the cash rate down to 3.6% by year end." Oliver said global growth is likely to slow in 2025 to just below 3% and will likely strengthen ...

BlackRock makes US$12bn acquisition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... Scott Kapnick. The transaction will be 100% paid in BlackRock equity over five years. BlackRock also expects to retire for cash, or refinance, approximately US$400 million of existing HPS debt as part of closing of the transaction. BlackRock is optimistic ...

Dividends to be down in FY25: Equity Trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... FMG - are expected to be materially lower due to lower realised iron ore prices. "These companies remain highly profitable, cash generative business. It is simply that iron ore prices have continued to retract from previous cyclical highs, largely due ...

360 Capital seeks $20m in capital raise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
... residual stock loans across 60 individual mortgages of completed homes located in North West Sydney, ensuring there is no cash drag on the fund," 360 Capital said. "The capital raising, coupled with the proposed off-market buy-back to be considered at ...

Australian Retirement Trust primed for growth: Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... competitive advantage in executing mergers with smaller industry funds, setting a firm underpin for growth in members and cash flows in the future." In recent times, ART has merged with Alcoa of Australia Retirement Plan, AvSuper, and CBA Group Super ...

Bullock hints at no rate cut in 2025

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... target will be met is in 2026. "As it currently stands, underlying inflation is still too high to be considering lowering the cash rate target in the near term," she said. "When setting policy, the board aims to ensure that financial conditions are restrictive ...

Super funds 'playing to their strengths' in private markets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
... The report said that due to superannuation being compulsory, super funds can count on a steady and predictable stream of cash inflow to provide appropriate liquidity buffers. "This enables a greater allocation to illiquid assets while being able to deftly ...

SMSFs surpass $1tn milestone

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
... they have more than $1 trillion in retirement savings, the bulk of which is invested in listed shares. This is followed by cash and term deposits and non-residential properties. The average assets per SMSF sits at $1.55 million while the median is about ...