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NZ Super Fund delivers 11.9%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... markets, leaving open the possibility of further interest rate rises. At the very least, it would seem any decrease in interest rates may be more gradual and further away than might have been expected," he said. "Our expectation is that will lead to ...

Wheelhouse repositions global equity fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... bonds in recent years. "Risk is also heightened because we are in the midst of a 'regime shift' towards normalised rates and volatility, as well as muted asset class returns," MacLeod said. Research from Delta Research & Advisory commissioned ...

Most Australian actively managed funds lag the index

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... rate for the International Equity General category," the report said. Meanwhile, the report noted "moderate" liquidation rates, with international equity funds experiencing the highest rate of attrition with 3.5% being merged or liquidated. Interestingly ...

Some explanations have missed the mark: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2023
... some of his most controversial comments tied to his tenure and refuted the remarks, which included "a promise that interest rates would not go up until 2024, everybody needs to get a flatmate, people need to work more hours to make ends meet, and young ...

Aware Super, Altis buy Crown Group site

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
... will also support the Aware Super Essential Housing Program, which provides quality accommodation at discount to market rates to frontline workers such as nurses, teachers, and police officers. This off-market transaction is the latest BTR development ...

RBA holds cash rate at 4.1%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has decided to leave interest rates unchanged at 4.1%, however, it flagged that inflation remains too high. During governor Philip Lowe's last monetary policy meeting, the RBA said its reason for holding rates ...

Most trustees pass Canva valuation test: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2023
... commotion last year, when many of its investors were forced to devalue their stakes amid the tech crunch, rising interest rates and general market uncertainty. Franklin Templeton Growth Opportunities Fund wrote down the value of its Canva investment ...

Spire Capital, Oaktree launch wholesale fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
... improved. Bargains generally result from investor disillusionment, and the potential for this - like the level of interest rates - is more in the investor's favor than was the case in recent history." Spire director and head of investments Stuart Haigh ...

Latest CPI data provides case for rate pause

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023
... David Bassanese also said the overall continued decline in inflation further cements the case for the RBA leaving interest rates unchanged at its policy meeting next week. "My base case remains that the RBA has now concluded raising interest rates. It ...

Climate change to create 'portfolio manager 2.0':Robeco

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... investment models need to internalise these developments, such as carbon price, demand destruction, and exponential production rates. Those sorts of things need to find a way into our investment models," he said. "Strategic allocation needs to incorporate ...