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How super funds could better support members: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
... help with retirement decisions, guidance navigating the age pension and aged care options, assistance optimising drawdown rates, providing lifetime income products that give members the confidence to spend their retirement savings, and guided pathways ...

HMC Capital scoops up Payton Capital

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
... ASX announcement, HMC cited the strategic rationale for the acquisition was borne from a "golden period" of high risk-free rates and strong credit risk premiums for private credit. It also noted that the local private credit market is expected to double ...

Geopolitical risks push APAC family office allocations locally

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
... Asia will prioritise reducing exposure to riskier asset classes and then increase liquidity of their portfolios. If cash rates fall, many family offices aim to fund their increased fixed income allocations mainly from cash. Those seeking to add fixed ...

Family offices up active management, eye generative AI: UBS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
... surprise me because we have owned little to no fixed income over the past 10 to 15 years. With the increase in interest rates, it was a natural shift as the asset class became sufficiently interesting to deploy capital," a Swiss family office head reported. ...

Major themes to watch in the ETF space

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024
... in gold ETFs, despite the high interest rate environment. "Gold markets have really been rallying in the face of rising rates, which is somewhat unusual," Metcalf said. "There is definitely an interest in downside protection, risk on events and trying ...

PrimaryMarkets launches new financial adviser channel

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
... opportunities, which can help balance portfolio risk and return, as well as mitigate the impact of inflation and volatile interest rates. He also flagged that PrimaryMarkets will keep investing in the platform to improve the experience for advisers and ...

RBA hints another rate rise could be on the cards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board has confirmed it discussed both leaving interest rates unchanged and a hike at its May meeting. The board minutes were in line with messaging from RBA governor Michele Bullock, who spoke at a press conference ...

Private markets demand cools: bfinance

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
... the final quarter of 2023, performance had been supported by growing confidence over the prospect of declining interest rates during 2024. This optimism was not sustained during the first quarter, with increasing concerns that rates would remain elevated ...

BitConnect promoter pleads guilty

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... through its website. The platform enabled lenders to invest or loan BCC for fixed terms in exchange for promised high interest rates. Investors did not control their loans once invested, nor could they withdraw their capital investment until the expiry ...

Loomis Sayles brings global bond fund to Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2024
... track record of delivering fixed income solutions that meet investment objectives without excessive risk. "With interest rates now back to more normal historic levels and fixed income yields looking more attractive, but markets still volatile and the ...