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IMF issues stark inflation warning for Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its inflation predictions for 2025, upping Australia's consumer price index expectations from 2.8% to 3.6%. In its World Economic Outcomes report, the IMF predicted Australia would be one of two advanced ...

US better positioned to deliver strong returns: UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce said the start of the financial year has kicked off strongly, following on from a positive 2023/34 result, but going forward the US is better positioned than Australia to continue delivering strong returns. ...

Australian equities rise, but global markets preferred: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
Australian equities face headwinds and their performance over the past year has been "subdued" compared to major global indexes, according to Morningstar research. While local opportunities exist at a more granular level - especially for investors open ...

VFMC investment team takes shape

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
Victoria Funds Management Corporation's investment chief has completed the final step in revamping his investment team to build a more efficient delegation structure. Russell Clarke has streamlined his direct reports to four - head of portfolio ...

ECB drops interest rates to 3.25%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
The European Central Bank (ECB) has lowered interest rates for the third time this year by 25 basis points to 3.25%. The decision affects three key areas: the deposit facility, main refinancing operations, and marginal lending facility, which will decrease ...

Perpetual remuneration report cops first strike

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
Perpetual shareholders' overwhelming rejection of the remuneration report yesterday comes as the fund manager stemmed outflows in the September quarter. In an opening address to the annual general meeting (AGM), outgoing Perpetual chair by Tony ...

Liberal MPs slammed for 'dangerous' super policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
Superannuation industry groups are pushing back against a campaign led by NSW Liberal Senator Maria Kovacic seeking to allow single and divorced woman to access their superannuation early to purchase a property. Association of Superannuation Funds of ...

Household spending drops in September: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
The Commonwealth Bank's (CBA) Household Spending Insights (HSI) index fell 0.7% month on month in September, in seasonally adjusted terms, following a gain in August of 1.6%. The fall in September was in line with expectations, CBA chief economist Stephen ...

Harris vs Trump: Key economic policy differences

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
MLC senior economist Bob Cunneen has said the US budget deficit is expected to soar over the next 10 years no matter who wins the upcoming US presidential election. Cunneen said the US people will once again "be making profound choices" come November ...

Macquarie AM reshuffles real assets team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2024
Macquarie Asset Management has consolidated three of its listed real assets businesses and reshuffled the investment team in a bid to drive synergies available to the asset class. The asset manager said folding natural resources, listed infrastructure ...