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Super funds captivated by equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... experience a year before. Inflation has moderated, and as a result financial markets have remained supported by interest rates which appear also to have peaked, at least for now, in most countries." Gao warned that the pensions industry is facing increased ...

Super tax is a 'wealth tax': Taylor

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... treasury," Taylor said. "For those lucky enough to have a defined benefit scheme, they will enjoy deferred payments and rates of tax set entirely by regulation or legislation. For everyone else, they face an unindexed annual tax on unrealised capital ...

New life insurance regulations rolled out

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... companies seeking court approvals for mergers and transfers. Additionally, the Regulations impose a cap on the interest rates applied to overdue premiums. The Regulations aim to remake and improve the Life Insurance Regulations 1995 before they sunset ...

Economists share their top left field ideas for 2024

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... Paton highlighted the resilience of the property market as his Factor-X. "I don't see that changing given where central bank rates are... It's probably not going to appreciate at the kind of pace it did during COVID, but the property market is one for ...

Family offices choose private credit: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... chief investment officers are now finally making a tactical wager that they can use private credit to exceed their hurdle rates, many of which are in the 10% plus range," KKR said. "We too view private credit as an attractive asset class, particularly ...

UK, Japan slip into technical recession

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... spending on recreation and culture, miscellaneous goods and services, as well as transport. The Bank of England (BoE) held rates at 5.25% on February 1, the fourth consecutive month in a row. Meanwhile, Japan's GDP contracted 0.4% in the last three months ...

Commonwealth Bank slapped with $10.3m fine for wage theft

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024
... bank's systematic underpayments through individual flexibility arrangements (IFAs), which compensated workers with higher pay rates and bonuses at the expense of benefits like annual leave loading and overtime. The ruling was announced not long after ...

Dexus results mixed prior to Steinberg's exit

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2024
... results, with a total decrease of about $697.3 million on prior book values. Notably, the weighted average capitalisation rates for both the Dexus office portfolio and Dexus industrial portfolio softened 32 basis points to 5.53%, and 42 basis points ...

Fund selectors harbour AI bubble fears, affirm belief in its longevity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024
... views on AI, fund selectors face a challenging 2024 due to global tensions, economic growth concerns, and rising interest rates. This complex environment has led to a nearly 28% reduction in long-term return expectations, from 8.8% last year to 6.3%. ...

RBA anticipated to delay interest rate cuts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... we expect the RBA will try and lean hawkish," Solomon said. Solomon anticipates that while the RBA may eventually slash rates late in the year, it will likely act after the Federal Reserve (Fed) initiates its own cuts, which are not expected to start ...