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RBA feels 'not enough has changed'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... "Another was if the outlook for aggregate supply proved to be more constrained than currently expected - for instance, if the economy's current supply potential had been overestimated or if future productivity growth turned out to be weaker than assumed." ...

AustralianSuper expands US footprint, names executives

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
... opportunities," said Moloney. Limpalaër said: "AustralianSuper will always be strongly committed to investing in the Australian economy but as the Fund grows there is an increasing need to expand in global financial centres such as New York." "Having ...

Nanuk fund lists as currency hedged ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
... portfolio seeks to provide diversification benefits and alignment with likely future structural changes in the global economy," Nanuk chief investment officer Tom King said. "The strategy's ETF quotation provides an actively managed, currency hedged ...

Labor delivers another budget surplus, but productivity stalls

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
... Australia's "productivity deadlock". The PC quarterly productivity bulletin found labour productivity fell 0.8% across the economy in the June quarter, marking a return to the weak productivity growth trend of the five years leading up to the pandemic. ...

Regulators to clamp down harder on greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... governments look to increase transparency to investors. Asset managers should be prepared for the ongoing expansion of economy wide ESG reporting going forward," she said. Meanwhile, KPMG Global ESG Asset Management lead Geri McMahon said while the sustainable ...

AustralianSuper appoints first chief liquidity officer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
... that we place on liquidity management and the major role it plays in the fund's operations and the broader Australian economy." Delaney said as more AustralianSuper members approach retirement with larger balances, liquidity management was a key focus ...

Australians living through protracted period of economic misery: CEDA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2024
... need to be working towards the same goal - to bring down inflation while minimising the hardship caused by a softening economy."

GAM Investments loses local lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... commodity-focused investment products covering the challenges and opportunities of the energy transition, the circular economy, and digital transformation. GAM group chief executive Elmar Zumbuehl said the deal is an important step forward for the firm ...

Fed cut will not move the dial for RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... employment rose by 50,600 jobs. "For the RBA, [the unemployment] figures make it increasingly clear that Australia's economy is in a different spot compared to many other economies, including the US," HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham said. "Still ...

Federal Reserve kicks off easing cycle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
... further cuts would likely undermine confidence and signal that the Fed lacks the commitment needed to fully stabilise the economy," he said. "The time lag between policy changes and their real-world impact is crucial. We might not see the effects of ...