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Federal Reserve bumps interest rate by 0.75%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... rate of 5% in Q2 2023 and, most likely remain at 5% until the end of 2023." PGIM Fixed Income said it believes the Fed will raise the funds rate to 4.25%-4.5% by early next year before taking a U-turn in policy. Meanwhile, Barclays Research said: "With ...

VC sector risks running cold

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... challenging for a number of individual early-stage businesses. "VC-backed businesses which need to go back to the market to raise capital in the near term are probably going to have pressure on maintaining their valuations," he says. "That's not ...

Still work to do on QAR: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
Michelle Levy recounted hearing feedback on the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) for the first time to a panel comprising Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Phil Anderson, Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Sarah ...

AFA Foundation's community impact

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
... it will be Red Socks month for Kidney Health Australia. He encouraged people to sign up to run, walk, cycle and crawl to raise awareness for kidney failure. Slovinecalso announced that the foundation is supporting Good Shepherd who provide safety and ...

HarbourVest Partners opens doors to Sydney office

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
HarbourVest Partners has opened a Sydney office, to be led by a former Challenger and AMP Capital executive. The private markets specialist firm has been working with institutional and private wealth clients in Australia for more than three decades ...

Consultation opens on crypto regulation bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022
... the industry." "However, we must be careful to not impose licensing restrictions that protect the existing exchanges but raise the bar so high that it becomes anti-competitive and deters new entrants. As the industry - and Australia's position within ...

Inconsistencies across RIC strategies: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
Mercer analysis of publicly available retirement income strategy summaries shows a great disparity between super funds' approaches. Under the requirements of the Retirement Income Covenant, trustees set out how they'll help members with their retirement ...

Apex Group wins Laguna Bay mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
... establishment of Laguna Bay's third investment vehicle and second flagship fund, Laguna Bay Fund 2. The fund is looking to raise up to $1 billion for investment in a diversified portfolio of high-quality food and agriculture investments in targeted ...

SMSFA calls for budget amendments

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
The SMSF Association is urging Canberra to address legacy pensions and extend the temporary absence rule for non-residents in its first budget. In the Associations submissions, chief executive John Maroney highlighted several key measures that remain ...

RBA anticipated to lift the cash rate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... inflation, as are most other central banks. The Jackson Hole pronouncements have given the RBA little choice other than to raise rates by another 50 basis points at their September meeting to be followed by another 50 basis point hike in October." AMP ...