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Inflation data not encouraging: Powell

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2023
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has repeated the commitment to reducing inflation to 2% and maintaining a restrictive policy until this goal is reached. In a speech on Thursday, Powell told the Economic Club of New York that the September inflation ...

Interest rates, liquidity top of mind for Future Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
The current high interest rate environment is forcing the Future Fund to rethink its asset allocation, particularly its weightings in property and alternatives, in a bid to curb any potential liquidity issues. Rising interest rates, soaring 10-year ...

La Trobe University appoints lead for $200m campaign

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2023
Following an extensive national recruitment process, Margo Powell has been appointed as La Trobe University's chief advancement officer to drive fundraising. Joining from Queensland University of Technology, Powell brings over 20 years' experience in ...

Smart beta 'taking over' active management share: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2023
... portfolios, a survey shows. According to the latest VanEck Smart Beta Survey, over 80% of financial professionals plan to maintain or increase their smart beta ETF allocations in the coming year. It was also revealed that 63% of participants had replaced ...

Goldman Sachs appoints head of equity capital markets

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023
Goldman Sachs has named Aaron Lamshed as its new head of equity capital markets (ECM) in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), as Ian Taylor steps down from the role. Lamshed joined the investment giant in 2014 as an executive director and was named managing ...

Global insurers eye private markets, clean energy: BlackRock

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023
... assets under management. Public fixed income remains a cornerstone in the SAA of insurers, with 92% planning to either maintain or enlarge their holdings, the report said. Notably, over half of the surveyed insurers (51%) intend to grow their investments ...

PwC chief executives hold too much power: Review

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2023
Too much power has rested in the hands of PwC chief executives, who are elected in a presidential-style campaign and, other than maintaining popularity, have unchecked authority, an independent review has found. The report by former Telstra boss Ziggy ...

Coolabah Capital launches new active ETP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023
... benchmark of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cash rate plus 1.5% to 3% per annum, after fees. The fund also seeks to maintain an average A credit rating and focuses on low interest rate duration risk. Coolabah Capital chief operating officer Luke ...

Former adviser lands in jail

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
... Western Australia found Mark Raymond Sebo guilty of misappropriating $1,056,685.18 by either helping clients set up or maintain self-managed super funds. Sebo used all the money to feed his gambling habit between July and August 2019 while he was sole ...

Trading platform pays $830k over suspicious trades

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2023
... trades, and reckless in allowing it to continue even after ASIC had raised concerns. It added that the group failed to maintain adequate resources to ensure otherwise. The MDP said Interactive Brokers' response to the situation was inadequate for several ...