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Dexus reports $752.7m loss

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
... down to $1.18 billion of fair valuation losses incurred on its investment properties, due to a reduction in capitalisation rates across the portfolio. This contrasts with the previous year, where fair valuation gains amounting to $926 million were acknowledged. ...

Retail investors ready to dive back in: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2023
... superannuation portfolios. It revealed the intentions to increase investment over the coming year as concerns over interest rates replace last year's fears of the ongoing pandemic and global political unrest. "After a rough 2022 where confidence plunged ...

US inflation rises 3.2%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... message. In other words, the policy rate is at best at a 'plateau' rather than a 'peak'." In late July, the Fed raised the base rates by 0.25% to a range of 5.25% to 5.5% to continue its fight against inflation. Fed chair Jerome Powell said at the time ...

Australian Ethical unveils new moderate fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... year "divided into two halves." "For the first half of the year, as markets dealt with the outlook for inflation, rising rates, the repercussions of energy and materials, things were challenging for us... But we stuck to our positions, and we stuck to ...

Barwon snaps up $124m of healthcare assets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... for the sector, despite the current interest rate environment. "As we had expected, we have seen a modest softening of cap rates in the healthcare sector, but healthcare's defensive attributes are showing, and we continue to be able to achieve steady ...

APIR reports surge in new financial products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... opportunity to negotiate better outcomes for their member," KPMG said. Looking to FY24, challenges such as fluctuating interest rates and looming recessionary threats are expected to have a heavy influence on product development strategies. But the industry ...

High rates impacting REITs: Quay

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... has been immediate," Blaess said. Adding to the sentiment has been the expected reduction in levered cashflows as higher rates make their way through profits and losses. "As interest rates are used as a tool to cool the economy, the inference is that ...

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

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... that uncertainty that has a big impact on borrowers, particularly today as the time value of money is increasing because rates have increased, any waiting time is now a major cost for the borrower. "Then there's the flexibility and leverage in the ...

Mortgage holders, retailers relax after rate pause

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... its latest decision. The soaring interest rate climate is a cash bonanza for the banks, which have increased their lending rates astronomically despite the RBA's pauses. A stable cash rate in July didn't stop the nation's biggest lenders from lifting ...

Future Fund finds new chief investment officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... step up to lead the investment program," Costello said. "Globally, inflation remains higher than is desirable and interest rates have continued to rise, while fiscal policy remains accommodative and productivity growth is low. This creates a challenging ...