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Hanson backs Dixon Advisory inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... relating to its in-house product, the US Masters Residential Property Fund (URF). The inquiry will be heard under the Senate Economic Committee after Senator Hanson secured cross-parliament support. FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood said the inquiry marks ...

Arrowpoint launches new fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... attractive premium from private corporate lending," Arrowpoint joint managing director Andrew McDonnell said. "From an economic standpoint, the ability for an alternative lender such as Arrowpoint to come in and provide a compelling product for funding ...

WAM tells investors it 'got the call wrong'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... Leaders will stick to its defensively positioned portfolio, betting that the sharemarket is too confident about a soft economic landing and the magnitude of interest rate cuts priced in by traders. "The valuations of stocks that have perceived certainty ...

Federal Reserve rate cuts beckon

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... reason to start cutting interest rates is that the economy needs more support, as evidenced by the slowdown in various economic activity indicators," she said. "The biggest indicator suggesting the need for a rate cut is the rise in the unemployment ...

ASIC updates super calculator relief instrument

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... review the default inflation rates and amend ASIC Instrument 2022/603 if it considers there has been a material change to economic conditions for long-term inflation assumptions. "We considered that the reduction of the long-term forecast of nominal ...

ECB cuts rates for second time

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... profits are partially buffering the impact of higher wages on inflation. "Financing conditions remain restrictive, and economic activity is still subdued, reflecting weak private consumption and investment," the Governing Council said. The ECB ultimately ...

Future Fund restructures investment leadership

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
The Future Fund says it is restructuring its investment team to meet the shifting dynamics of the current environment. The investment team, led by chief investment officer Ben Samild, will have five divisions going forward: portfolio design, real assets ...

Lazard AM brings Japanese equities fund to Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... better capital efficiency and higher shareholder return, and the shift from deflation to inflation gradually transforming economic behaviour. "We believe the market is still underestimating the potential of these two secular tailwinds. Now is an opportune ...

AI could see emerging markets flourish: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... macroeconomic view of the world, with the likes of Taiwan and India having successful elections, helping to position them for economic growth, which can translate into investor opportunities," Grana said. "Meanwhile, Brazil and Argentina, which had an ...

Australians rank seventh globally for retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2024
... believe they'll have to work for longer than anticipated; 35% say they're worried retirement isn't an option. The current economic climate also has close to one in five (19%) Aussies believing that $1 million of savings is not sufficient to afford retirement. ...