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Mayfair 101 calls for senate inquiry into ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023

... complaint about Mayfair is Mr Hempton's "spidey-sense" email he sent Karen Chester." Mawhinney is calling for the Senate Economics Committee to investigate ASIC's handling of Mayfair, adding that it should include disclosing all communications ...

Fitch downgrades US credit rating

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023

Fitch has downgraded the US's credit rating to AA+ from AAA, citing fiscal deterioration, a growing government debt burden, and an erosion of governance that has manifested in repeated debt limit standoffs. "Over the next decade, higher interest rates ...

RBA sustains cash rate at 4.1%

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the cash rate unchanged again at 4.1% but warns that more hikes are necessary to tame inflation. Outgoing governor Philip Lowe said Australia's central bank remains "resolute in its determination to return ...

Federal Reserve raises interest rates to a 22-year high

CASSANDRA BALDINI | THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023

The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, taking rates to a 22-year high. Overnight, the Fed announced rates would rise to a range of 5.25% to 5.5% to continue its fight against inflation. Fed chair Jerome ...

Inflation falls to 6%

CASSANDRA BALDINI | WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023

... However, Australia's unemployment rate of 3.5% for June remains at historically low levels." However, Deloitte Access Economics partner Stephen Smith contended that today's data provides additional evidence that the RBA has raised interest rates ...

Recession risk is receding: Natixis IM

CHLOE WALKER | WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023

Thanks to a robust start to the year, economists and investment strategists are feeling more confident that a recession won't take place in the second half, according to a recent survey by Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM). The survey, conducted ...

Tax miners, major corporates to tackle housing shortage: CFMEU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023

... annual super profits tax to close the gap in social and affordable housing. The CFMEU commissioned Oxford Independent Economics to explore the viability of a super profit tax in helping to increase the supply of social and affordable housing, estimating ...

Major economies buoyed by tight jobs market

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023

... slowed very gradually since the US Federal Reserve started increasing interest rates in early 2022," Deloitte Access Economics partner Stephen Smith said. It would be no surprise if the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates further off the back of a buoyant ...

Further tightening of monetary policy may be required: RBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI | TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said the decision to maintain the cash rate at 4.1% was finely balanced with a consideration to hike another 25 basis points. In the July 4 minutes, released this morning, the RBA explained inflation in Australia ...

Michele Bullock to be next RBA governor

CASSANDRA BALDINI | FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023

... included the financial system, business services, the currency, and the payments system. She holds a Masters of Science (Economics) degree from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) from the University of New England. "I very ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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