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Markets look to US rate cuts as inflation falls

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
... added that beyond CPI, other economic indicators suck as unemployment rates and consumer spending suggested that the US economy may not need the high-interest rate environment for much longer. "A cooling labour market, as pointed out by Powell, means ...

Robeco launches two new strategies

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
... perspectives. The Emerging Markets Climate Transition Equities strategy focuses specifically on the transition toward a low-carbon economy, aligning with the goals of the Paris Agreement. The broader Transition Asian Equities strategy also focuses on ...

UK government to establish national wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2024
... Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said. "We need to go further and faster if we are to fix the foundations of our economy to rebuild Britain and make every part of our country better off. "Britain is open for business - and the work of change ...

RBA minutes confirm potential August rate hike

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
... pointing towards a potential rate hike. "Ultimately the case to hold was the stronger one 'based on the view that the economy was still broadly tracking on a path consistent with returning inflation to target in 2026, while preserving as many of the ...

Rest's MySuper option returns 8.67% in FY24

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
... two million members," Lill said. Rest has identified digitalisation as one of the megatrends that will shape the global economy over the long-term. "... we are firmly of the view that the recent enthusiasm for AI and tech innovation is not simply a passing ...

GigSuper goes into liquidation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
... self-employed, has entered voluntary liquidation. GigSuper launched in 2017 in the hope of helping those working in the gig economy save better for retirement. It partnered with the likes of Deliveroo, whose Australian operations collapsed in 2022. In ...

Stafford Capital secures $220m First Super mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2024
... partners, Stafford said. "First Super is looking forward to continuing to support this important part of the Australian economy," First Super chief executive Bill Watson said. "Our size means we can continue to invest our members' retirement savings ...

Australian wealth rises to $16.2tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2024
... risk of their wealth falling should residential property prices pull back on higher interest rates and any slowing in the economy," Keith said. "While property owners have benefited from property price rises, more defensive assets such as fixed income ...

New Zealand exits recession

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024
... March quarter following two consecutive quarters of decline, putting to bed its technical recession for the meantime. The economy was buoyed by electricity, gas, water, and waste services; rental, hiring, and real estate services; education and training ...

Greece taps BlackRock FMA to build sovereign wealth fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... Fund with the help of BlackRock's Financial Markets Advisory. Kostis Hatzidakis, Greece's minister of national economy and finance, affirmed the country's plans to set up the first sovereign wealth fund this week, which will reportedly have ...