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Fed holds rates, but RBA still poised for a cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... situation closely. "In some ways it appears that the Fed is concerned at repeating the mistakes of the 1970s 'stagflation-heavy' environment where a premature easing of monetary policy, while inflation remained elevated, led to an extended period of ...

Future Fund veteran takes on new gig

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
Future Fund emerging markets lead has taken up a new role at Australia's sovereign wealth fund. Industry heavyweight Craig Thorburn - who has been with the fund for almost two decades - has been appointed director of thought leadership. While leading ...

Australian Ethical hires ESG heavyweight

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
Australian Ethical Investment has added another sustainable investment professional to its team as it continues to attract more capital. The fund has hired Dan Simpson as a sustainable and impact specialist and the link between the business's investment ...

Which fund managers are making the most from investor fees?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... within your management fee calculation." Magellan, meanwhile, remains one of the top revenue earners, despite suffering heavy outflows in recent years. Its fees continue to generate substantial revenue. The Magellan Global Fund, which has $8.4 billion ...

Macquarie heavyweights headline 2025 Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
The 2025 Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific is set to be the biggest ever, featuring heavyweights from Macquarie Group, such as Viktor Shvets and former chief executive Nicholas Moore, who will headline this year's event that focuses on scaling ...

Local family office backs new venture to invest in climate tech

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... a few exceptions, like offshore wind, the current environment remains positive. We are focused on energy, transport and heavy industry, including mining. These sectors align very well with fundamental and bipartisan thematics around energy security ...

AustralianSuper welcomes AI tech competition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... said. "By developing cutting-edge AI models with less advanced and more cost-efficient hardware, DeepSeek challenges the heavy investments US tech companies are pouring into high-cost AI infrastructure." As the market continues to digest the implications ...

WA best performing state, but economic growth lags

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2025
... growth rates - on an aggregate basis - across all economic metrics. "There is little to separate the commodities and tourism-heavy states, with Queensland ranked first or second on five of the eight key economic indicators," CommSec said. "Queensland ...

Boutique global asset management firms' investment outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... noted that half of the returns were driven by valuation expansion, suggesting earnings growth will need to do more of the heavy lifting for markets to maintain their upward trajectory next year. "Concentration risk remains the evident challenge with ...

AMP defies super fund herd with Bitcoin bet

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
AMP has dared to go where no super fund has gone, taking the plunge with a "modest allocation" to Bitcoin, even as other industry heavyweights stand resolute in their rejection of the digital asset. Last week, AMP senior portfolio manager Steve Flegg ...