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ECB drops interest rates to 3.25%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
... "Inflation is expected to rise in the coming months, before declining to target in the course of next year." However, domestic inflation is expected to remain high, as wages continue to rise at an elevated pace. In the Eurozone, annual inflation fell ...

Liberal MPs slammed for 'dangerous' super policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... quickly. "The stroke of a pen could finally fix the fact that across the country part-time nannies, housekeepers and domestic workers are missing out on super. This is one of the last remaining groups of people doing paid work under 30 hours who do not ...

Harris vs Trump: Key economic policy differences

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
... coming years," he said. "This is a major concern given that US government debt is estimated to be circa 120% of gross domestic product. So, the US is already a high debt country that is dependent on both domestic and foreign investors."

'Challenging period' for active managers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... a select few markets during the first half of 2024," it said. "Most notably, a significant majority (85%) of US-based domestic small-cap active funds outperformed the S&P SmallCap 600, while active equity funds in the Middle East built on their 2023 ...

MFF Capital Investments to acquire Montaka Global Investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... pooling and other benefits for investors compared with investors' direct holdings, including materially reduced paperwork (domestic and overseas) and investors do not incur direct tax for each profitable sale decision." MFF chair Annabelle Chaplain noted ...

QIC reports $9bn record earnings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
... conditions, including the recent increased transaction activity being driven by returning interest from institutional domestic and foreign investors for large-scale retail assets," she said. Notable transactions during the period include the acquisition ...

Family office, KKR buy up regional Queensland airports

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
... be owned by Perron Investments. Combined, the airports see nearly 66,700 annual aircraft movements across more than 40 domestic and international routes. This year, they're expected to service more than 8.5 million travellers. KKR, which made the investment ...

The University of Sydney Endowment Fund taps new custodian

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... assets under management, operates a long-term fund, medium term fund, and a short-term fund, investing across a range of domestic and global asset classes, listed and unlisted, and, public and private. It's sought a new provider following the withdrawal ...

Inquiry urges government to consider paid reproductive leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... see them treated like other forms of leave that the finance sector has led the way on - like paid parental leave and domestic violence leave," Finance Sector Union national secretary Julia Angrisano said. "It's clear from our members that too many women ...

FSU steps up calls for reproductive leave policies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... they are treated like other forms of leave that the finance sector has led the way on - like paid maternity leave and domestic violence leave," FSU national secretary Julia Angrisano said. "It's clear from our members that too many women are struggling ...