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IAM to bring managed account with syndicated loan access to market

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
... professional portfolio management. "Syndicated loans are a lender-friendly asset class, supported by the deep expertise of major banks, and provide an opportunity for wholesale investors to access a market typically reserved for institutions." She believes ...

Short-term noise reinforces long-term investment thinking: ART

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... team are fielding in the wake of US President Donald Trump's most recent tariff announcements. In the lead up to the event, major stock market indices lost billions in value, with the S&P 500 Index dropping as much as 6%, on the back of the trade war. ...

New SEC chair affirmed, FCA chief reappointed

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
... our markets clean and open." "While we must go further and faster in this age of volatility, the UK is well placed as a major international financial centre." FCA chair Ashley Alder described Rathi as the "right leader in testing times." "His exemplary ...

Regal writes off Opthea, FUM takes 8% hit

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... March, Regal Asian Investments (ASX:RG8) estimated the value of Opthea assets were worth 20 cents following the failure of a major clinical trial. This is now worth zero. A top shareholder in Opthea, RG8 had about a 32% stake in the firm at the end of ...

NAB forecasts 50bp rate cut in May

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
... because of US President Donald Trump's tariffs - which have now hit 125% - Sycamore said the global economy is facing a major challenge. "At the risk of sounding dramatic, we are on the verge of seeing the two largest economic and military superpowers ...

NPP not suitable as the primary payment system for payday super

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
Payday super, coming into effect 1 July 2026 pending the current draft legislation, could bring a world of problems once introduced, including payroll and tax obligations for Australian small and medium enterprises (SMEs), experts claimed. One of the ...

Data centres 'major growth sector' for Australia: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... of AirTrunk by Blackstone to the Canadian Pension Plan Investment board in 2024. "[The sale] cemented data centres as a major growth sector for Australia, and momentum has only been building since then," Klem said. "We have seen strong investment from ...

Cbus plays it steady amid rocky start to the year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
... line on active management, he said, has worked well in the most recent quarter. "This year, so far, we haven't made any major changes the portfolio. We're doing a bit of deployment in the private market asset classes, and we're holding slightly less ...

Trade war rattles pre-election economic outlook

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... sectors will be more affected by the tariffs than others. "The indirect effects on Australian exports through our other major trading partners, particularly China, will be larger. Ongoing uncertainty in relation to trade hostilities and associated volatility ...

Tariff impact on super 'profoundly worrying'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... the catalyst will be from for an immediate bounce-back. But we could just hold these levels pending a negotiation with the major countries." Pearce said despite the pain, it was important for members - particularly those in the accumulation phase - to ...