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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 ...

February rate cut unlikely after inflation data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... Chesler said the inflation read was higher than expectations, which might lead the RBA to hold off on a February interest rate cut. "Inflation has edged up more than expected from 2.1% to 2.3%. More importantly the trimmed mean inflation, which is the ...

Boutique global asset management firms' investment outlook

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
Global senior executives from boutique asset management firms see a proliferation of risks - and investment opportunities in 2025. Members of the Group of Boutique Asset Managers (GBAM) have spotted concentration risks in the US, geopolitical risks ...

M&A and IPO the 'gamechangers' for 2025: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
... foray into the public markets across the US and Australia despite a reversing trend persisting. This sentiment comes amid the rate of delisting on the Australian Security Exchange (ASX) outpacing new market entries, including E&P Financial Group who ...