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Fed to ban policymakers stock, bond trading

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... designed to place the Federal Reserve's investment and trading rules at the forefront among major federal agencies," the central bank said. "These tough new rules raise the bar high in order to assure the public we serve that all of our senior officials ...

Macquarie AM acquires alternative investment group

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... access to institutional hedge fund, private equity, real estate, and funds-of-funds. It agreed to acquired New York-based Central Park Group for an undisclosed amount. Central Park Group has more than US$3.5 billion in assets under management, with an ...

Superhero offers access to Bitcoin ETF

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
Investing platform Superhero announced the availability of the first Bitcoin ETF to Australian investors, after it listed in the US yesterday. The ProShares Bitcoin ETF will be available to Australians using the Superhero platform to buy US shares. ...

What family offices want: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2021
... 2020 to January 2021, was one of abnormality due to COVID-19, and traditional market assumptions were tested," she said. "Central bank intervention and massive fiscal stimulus turned a global economic shutdown into one of the strongest bull runs of the ...

Economic recap: Week to October 8

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
... observed across many, if not most, global economies. So much so that, not only the US Federal Reserve, but most major world central banks have been hard at work trying to get measured inflation up to their targets. The covid-19 pandemic initially brought ...

ASIC worried about finfluencers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
ASIC is concerned that Australians are turning to financial influencers for advice because professional financial advice is too expensive. New ASIC chair Joe Longo spoke at the Association of Financial Advisers' annual national conference. Longo said ...

Economic recap: Week to September 10

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... in Australia's two biggest states - New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria (VIC). This is underscored by the Australian central bank's decision at its September 7 meeting to "maintain the cash rate target at 10 basis points and the interest rate ...

Strong year for farmland assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
... million for the listed citrus and berry producer Vitalharvest Freehold Trust Limited, and Costa Group paid $230 million for central Queensland's largest citrus grower 2PH Farms.

State Street bolsters cybersecurity, recruits 400

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... time zone support purposes. "Ireland's tech ecosystem and financial services credentials alongside Kilkenny's central location and access to talent from third level institutions in Dublin, Carlow, Waterford and beyond were all compelling factors ...

Experts torn on inflation outlook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... And she questioned whether there was really political will to control inflation adequately. "If I am right, very slowly central banks will have to concede that they need to change their policies," Ward said. AXA group chief economist Gilles Moëc ...