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ECB drops interest rates to 3.25%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024
The European Central Bank (ECB) has lowered interest rates for the third time this year by 25 basis points to 3.25%. The decision affects three key areas: the deposit facility, main refinancing operations, and marginal lending facility, which will decrease ...

Australia's retirement system slides down rankings

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
Australia no longer has the top ranking retirement system in Asia Pacific and has also slid down the ranks globally, with experts saying it's the result of a lack of focus. According to the 16 th annual Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index ...

Goldman Sachs switches up equity research leadership

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
Goldman Sachs has announced its co-head of Australia equity research Andrew Lyons will depart after 12 years with the firm. As a result of the departure, the firm's current mining analyst Paul Young will join Matthew Ross as co-head of Australia and ...

Household spending drops in September: CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2024
The Commonwealth Bank's (CBA) Household Spending Insights (HSI) index fell 0.7% month on month in September, in seasonally adjusted terms, following a gain in August of 1.6%. The fall in September was in line with expectations, CBA chief economist Stephen ...

IFM Investors loses top executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
IFM Investors' high-profile chief operating officer Lounarda David has quit the pension-owned infrastructure and private equity specialist. David plans to take a short break before deciding what to do next - probably until after the Christmas holiday ...

Rest chief investment officer departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
Rest has announced the departure of its chief investment officer Andrew Lill after he resigned from the role. Rest chief executive officer Vicki Doyle thanked Lill for his contribution to the super fund and wished him well for the future. "Andrew joined ...

Carnegie's MHC Digital, Circle target local stablecoin push

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
Venture capitalist Mark Carnegie's MHC Digital Group and fintech Circle have teamed up on a plan to ramp up USDC stablecoin distribution in Australia and Asia Pacific, exploring institutional use cases. USDC is a fully reserved stablecoin, with over ...

Ontario Teachers', Hines snap up build-to-rent portfolio

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and global real estate investment manager Hines have acquired two build-to-rent (BTR) properties in Brisbane, comprising 354 units, from ADCO Group. The first property, located at 28 Robertson Street in Fortitude Valley ...

ETFs preferred vehicles for Aussie, US advisers: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024
The low-cost features of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continue to attract the glut of financial advisers both here and overseas as only a minority now shun the investment vehicles, new surveys find. The portion of advisers canvassed in VanEck's ...

Regulators to clamp down harder on greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
Regulators are zeroing in on anti-greenwashing measures in the asset management sector, as well as tighter regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technology, according to a KPMG report. The report said that stopping companies from making ...