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Trump's response to global conflict adds uncertainty to private markets: IFM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... Lillian Nunez said the firm now predicts that base rates will likely remain elevated throughout the year, with the first rate cut not expected before May, and for credit spreads to stay elevated, which will allow for an all-in risk premium that will ...

Bitcoin now 7th largest global asset

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2025
... from Binance Australia. However, momentum stalled in late December when the US Federal Reserve scaled back its planned 2025 rate cuts from four to two, triggering a sharp correction, wiping out US$500 billion from the market cap. Despite the correction ...

Vision Super to drop fees upon merger

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
Vision Super has told members administration fees will be lowered once it has completed the merger with Active Super. Vision Super said after the successor fund transfer (SFT) on 1 March 2025, administration fees will drop from $78 per annum to $66.04 ...

ANZ, Macquarie bring forward rate cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
Both ANZ and Macquarie have moved their interest rate cut predictions forward to February from May following last week's inflation data. ANZ head of Australian economics Adam Boyton said the bank was expecting core inflation to drop to 3.2%, down from ...

Insignia takeover heats up, Bain Capital ups bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... attract and retain client assets and improve profitability," Ler said. "These include the Royal Commission in 2018 and sharp rate rises of 2022-23. Margin expansion prospects are improving, driven by restructuring initiatives such as migrating client ...

CFS delivers 16.6% returns for growth members

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... good customer service; according to data from the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), CFS recorded the lowest rate of complaints. Meantime, TelstraSuper - which also announced its 2024 performance - returned 12.67% in its MySuper Growth ...

Australian economy on the up in 2025: Vanguard

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... Australia's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will gradually recover and increase by 2% in 2025 after experiencing its slowest growth rate in 32 years during 2024. Vanguard said this improvement will come despite the overhang of sticky inflation and elevated ...

Managed funds industry winners and losers

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... experienced significantly higher outflows compared to ETPs (20:1). Interestingly, market-cap index funds are growing at a faster rate than both active management and smart beta products, which is indicative of cost as "investors care a lot about the ...

Monetary policy to underscore 2025 allocations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2025
... "higher-for-longer" stance on interest rates may appeal to income-focused investors seeking to benefit from a higher interest rate differential. "The 'income' is back within fixed income, and the diversification benefits have improved following ...

Chalmers boasts inflation data, experts divided

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... and the figures came in higher than market expectations. "While market consensus had shifted towards a 70% probability of a rate cut in February, we don't see this happening until later in the year," Chesler said. "The market optimism towards an ...