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RBA raises interest rates again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has increased the cash rate by 50 basis points, ramping up its efforts to quash runaway inflation. RBA governor Phillip Lowe stayed the course with his assessment that while the Australian economy remained resilient ...

RBA weighs controversial pre-election rate rise

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
Just over two weeks before the federal election, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will make a decision on interest rates which could have huge political implications. At present, underlying inflation is well above the RBA's target band and most economists ...

Tight labour market not yet producing wage growth

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
Wages growth remains subdued ahead of this week's quarterly Consumer Price Index release, despite a tight labour market. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham expects headline CPI inflation to increase to 3.1% year on year in Q4 2021. He observes that both ...

House prices expected to tumble

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
HSBC has warned Australian house prices could fall as much as 12% in 2021 as the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic continues. HSBC analysis showed Sydney house prices could fall by as much as 15% next year, while Melbourne could see a 17% drop. HSBC ...

HNWIs give a boost to resurgent art market: Research

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
High-net-worth investors, particularly the growing Asian cohort, have boosted the global art market by 12% after two years of decline. UBS, in partnership with Art Basel, published a report containing macro-level analysis of global art-buying habits ...

Jobs galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2017
It's a wonderful set of numbers that came just in the nick of time for the estimated 900 workers who'll be finishing at Holden's car manufacturing plant in Adelaide today. For as that door closes, another opens. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) ...

Former UBS exec joins Celeste

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
The former executive director and head of emerging companies research at UBS is joining Celeste Funds Management. Martin Byers specialised in emerging companies at UBS since joining in 2006. Prior to that, he was a senior equity analyst at the Royal ...

Canadian pension fund enters AMP Capital property portfolio

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2016
The billion-dollar New Zealand property portfolio managed by AMP Capital is welcoming its latest co-investor, a second Canadian pension fund. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is acquiring a 50% stake from fellow Canadian owner, the Public ...

RBA leaves interest rates on hold

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
The Reserve Bank has again kept the cash rate unchanged, and is likely to do so for some time yet. The cash rate has now been at a record low of 2.5 per cent for 12 months. In a statement accompanying the RBA's August rate decision, governor Glenn Stevens ...

Howes to leave AustralianSuper board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
Prominent unionist Paul Howes has signalled his intention to step down as a board member of AustralianSuper, a spokesperson for the fund has confirmed. The news comes after Howes announced in March that he would step down as secretary of Australian ...