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Australian economic growth slows, IMF maintains positive outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... economic growth from 3.7% year-over-year in 2022 to 2.1% in the second quarter of 2023, attributing this to persistent inflation and elevated interest rates which have raised the cost of living and resulted in declining real wages. Inflation eased to ...

Market performance fails to sway retirement confidence: State Street

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... Global Advisors survey. Contrary to expectations, State Street's Global Retirement Reality report found that factors like inflation, the cost-of-living crisis, housing costs, and medical expenses are most responsible for eroding retirement confidence. ...

Emerging markets well placed for 2024

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... said the advantages that developed markets have enjoyed over the past decade have evaporated with the fight against inflation. "Quantitative easing is disappearing or has stopped altogether, and real estates are normalising, while emerging markets are ...

Macquarie consortium bids for technology firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... Independent Bid Committee notes that, since the company was listed, an uncertain macroeconomic environment, including higher inflation and interest rates, has led to a significant change in capital market sentiment regarding companies exposed to the ...

First trillionaire to emerge in next decade: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
... we have begun a decade of division, with billions of people shouldering the perilous economic shock of the pandemic, inflation, and war, while billionaires' fortunes boom," she said. "At the same time as billionaires are hording more wealth, rocketing ...

Experts expect the RBA to hold: Finder

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
... last two years. "Our data shows a staggering 40% struggled to pay their mortgage in December," Cooke said. "Even though inflation is falling, I expect the RBA will hold the cash rate for most, if not all of 2024." Pathfinder Consulting managing director ...

CalSTRS investment chief announces retirement

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2024
... and has consistently ranked in the top quartile for performance. Over his tenure, Ailman formed two new asset classes: Inflation Sensitive and Risk Mitigating Strategies. He also spent the last five years focused on helping the board commit to and implement ...

Inflation eases to 4.3%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
Inflation declined to 4.3% in the year to November 2023, easing from 4.9% in October. The latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) found that the rising costs of housing (up 6.6%), food and non-alcoholic beverages (up 4.6%), insurance ...

Infrastructure's diversification benefits timely: Clearbridge

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
While infrastructure's inflation pass-through supported earnings in 2023, its defence and diversification could make it valuable in 2024, says Clearbridge Investments. According to Clearbridge portfolio manager Nick Langley, increasing earnings ...

BlackRock grows private credit business

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023
... are looking for ways to add greater diversification to their portfolios - against a macro backdrop of rising rates and inflation. "Clients will benefit from Stephen's solid track record in generating opportunities throughout private credit markets ...