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Climate funds see first year of outflows

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... drawing in €23.7 billion and bringing the yearly result to €148 billion. Article 9 saw a negative 6.8% organic growth rate and Article 8 funds saw a positive 2.8% organic growth rate. US data Morningstar's data on European asset flows was accompanied ...

Salter Brothers secures green loan for luxury retreat

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
Alternative investments manager Salter Brothers has secured a sustainability-linked loan from the Commonwealth Bank (CBA) for an undisclosed sum. The funding will be put towards expanding Salter Brothers' luxury retreat portfolio. Interest rates will ...

Depreciating Aussie dollar could prove opportunistic

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... on the smaller end of the financial sector, especially those tied to the US market. "Any easing of inflation and interest rate cuts should bolster consumer demand for credit, and lower funding costs," Griffin said. Additionally, Griffin said the Australian ...

Chalmers' claims on super tax are 'misleading': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
The SMSF Association (SMSFA) says Treasurer Jim Chalmers' claims that the $3 million superannuation tax followed extensive consultation are misleading, accusing the Treasurer of making several ambiguous statements in defence of the tax. SMSFA chief ...

Global dividend strength to continue: Plato

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
Dividend growth trends in international equities are expected to continue in 2025 after global developed market countries paid out $485 million in dividends in Q4 2024, according to a new report by Plato Investment Management. This was an 8.3% increase ...

Netwealth, Praemium see inflows soar

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
... to revenue. In addition, for Netwealth Super Accelerator and Wealth Accelerator, there will be a reduction in the interest rate paid on funds held in the cash transaction account from RBA cash rate target less up to 65 basis points. Meantime, Praemium ...

Australian Ethical 'cautious' on valuations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
Australian Ethical is betting on the tech sector - and primarily artificial intelligence (AI) - being major themes for investors in 2025. Australian Ethical said while technology and AI drove market performance to new highs in 2024, it is looking for ...

Financial services deregulation boosts economy by $2bn: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
... evidence-based review of the tax system, instead of piecemeal tinkering with superannuation taxes. At 30%, Australia's company tax rate is uncompetitive with an OECD average rate moving towards 20%, the FSC argues, which in turn impacts the country's ...

RBA is 'overachieving' on inflation target: GSFM

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025
GSFM investment specialist Stephen Miller is predicting the RBA will deliver an interest rate cut in February. If it does occur, it will be the RBA's first rate cut since November 2020, and the first change in the official cash rate since November 2023. ...

Ethical investment holdings double: CoreData

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2025
... improving optimism broadly, which might be playing into this, especially in the equity space, where investors are anticipating rate cuts later on," she said. "And for some of these investors who've adopted more aggressive investment strategies, it ...