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Private credit to play critical role in the economy: MA Financial

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
The opportunities for private lenders to finance the growing demand for real estate credit is part of a long-term structural shift in Australia's lending market, MA Financial managing director real estate credit Cathy Houston says. Talking to Financial ...

Fitch downgrades US credit rating

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... costs due to an aging population." Nevertheless, Fitch praised the US's large, advanced, well-diversified, and high-income economy, supported by a dynamic business environment. It also observed that the US dollar is the world's preeminent reserve currency ...

RBA sustains cash rate at 4.1%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... later, Lowe said that the higher rates are working to establish a more sustainable balance between supply and demand in the economy and will continue to do so. "In light of this and the uncertainty surrounding the economic outlook, the board again decided ...

Integro Private Wealth welcomes GM

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... talent across various business areas, from operational staff to advisers." Gilmour highlighted that the post-pandemic economy has led to several high-liquidity events, particularly in the mining and agriculture sectors, driving the demand for private ...

Federal Reserve raises interest rates to a 22-year high

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
... to our 2% goal," he said. "Price stability is the responsibility of the Federal Reserve. Without price stability, the economy doesn't work for anyone. In particular, without price stability we will not achieve a sustained period of strong labour market ...

Inflation falls to 6%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... inflation has fallen as a result of repairs to global supply chains and an easing of import prices," he said. "The Australian economy is softening dramatically, the pace of inflation has peaked and is moderating quickly, wage growth is not excessive ...

Aware Super migrates members to Bravura platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
... they need to give members the kind of intuitive digital experience consumers now expect everywhere else in the global economy." "The key prize we've achieved for Aware Super members is a single platform that allows us to personalise and control the ...

Major economies buoyed by tight jobs market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... remaining at historical levels. "However, prices are likely to moderate gradually due to greater resilience in the global economy as well as supply-side restrictions. Furthermore, though China's reopening might not have propped up commodity prices ...

Further tightening of monetary policy may be required: RBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... policy may be required to bring inflation back to target within a reasonable timeframe, but that this depended on how the economy and inflation evolve." At the August meeting, the RBA said it will have additional data on inflation, the global economy ...

Aware Super invests in renewable data centre platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... director Jon Mauck said: "Aware Super recognises the role of digital infrastructure in the ongoing digitisation of the global economy, and we welcome the opportunity to partner with them to invest in Switch, one of the industry's fastest growing ...