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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 ...

Online investor participation declines

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... increase from 25% in May 2023 and 23% in November 2022. Investment Trends head of research Irene Guiamatsia said dormancy rates have decreased notably from six months prior but continue to be elevated. "Inflows of new-to-market online investors continue ...

US investor tips $200m into Wingate

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... private financing structures are bank-like and low risk, which, when combined with premium pricing and below-trend currency rates, makes us a comparatively appealing investment destination in comparison to many other developed nations," Jacobson said. ...

REITs primed for investor cash amid uncertainty

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... that the capital-intensive, long-duration REIT market is expected to benefit from falling interest costs and lower discount rates as real yields peak. "REITs provide defensiveness with durable and visible cash flows from staggered lease renewals phased ...

Treasury details winners from tax concessions on super contributions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
Treasury analysis shows superannuation contributions in Australia, taxed at concessional rates, significantly favour those with high incomes, in its Tax Expenditures and Insights Statement. As per the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) latest statistics ...

Ex-Merricks commodities guru launches hedge fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
... chains, leading to the rerouting of commodity flows and shifting relative commodity values. "Inflation and higher interest rates creates friction in the supply chain that we are able to take advantage of," Davis said. The fund has already garnered interest ...

Real asset cycle likely to return: Dexus

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... "While a slowing in the economy is a consideration for occupier activity in the short term, a forecast fall in interest rates in FY25 is expected to be a major positive for real asset valuation as investors factor in a lower cost of capital," Dexus said. ...

Interest rates drive adviser conversations in 2024

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
Interest rates will continue to be a driving force behind client conversations in 2024 as financial advisers remain agile regardless of whichever direction they will go. The rapid upward trajectory of interest rates - from 0.10% in April 2022 to today's ...

Volatility an opportunity for skilled active managers: GSFM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... underestimated, Miller pointed to several structural factors that could be inflection points, such as higher neutral interest rates, because of a big budget deficit in the US, and retiring baby boomers depleting their savings. He also cited more involved ...

VanEck to unveil private credit ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... strategies, which outstripped all other major asset classes in 2023 from an income perspective. "This world of potentially higher rates for longer also bodes well for this asset class. As private credit is typically operating on a floating rate, it can ...