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RBA cut expected, but then what?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to cut interest rates when it meets next week by 25 basis points, bringing the official cash rate down to 3.85%. However, Commonwealth Bank (CBA) head of Australian economics Gareth Aird said he is not ...

PIMCO recruits alternatives specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... Allianz Retire+. At around the same time, PIMCO announced that Sam Watkins would take over from Rob Mead as head of Australia at the end of the year. Mead is set to retire after more than 20 years with the fund manager. Last year saw the departure of ...

MFS expands Australian offering with contrarian strategy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... investment mandate with substantial capacity. Commenting on the Australian launch, MFS senior managing director and head of Australia and New Zealand Josh Barton said: "The MFS Global Contrarian Equity Trust combines the best of MFS' contrarian investing ...

Coller Capital hires from L1 Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025
... assets in an underlying fund domiciled in Luxembourg overseen by Coller Investment Management. Coller Capital head of Australia and New Zealand private wealth distribution David Hallifax said Ordon's "deep understanding of the private wealth market ...

First Sentier to enter Australian ETF market

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
First Sentier Investors is expecting to list its first exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the ASX in mid-May. The listing of the First Sentier Geared Australian Share Fund Complex ETF (ASX: LEVR) will provide advisers and investors with listed access to ...

Barings expands local wealth team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
Barings, the US$421 billion global asset manager, has recruited a sales director to help support its growth into the local wealth market. John Nicoll joins a growing Australian Sales team with 90 private credit, real estate and structured finance staffers ...

QIC appoints institutional distribution lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2025
Sydney-based Paul Raih has been promoted to head of Australia institutional distribution at Queensland's sovereign wealth fund. Reporting directly to Ravi Sriskandarajah, Paul will drive QIC's continued success in the domestic market by growing ...

RBA flags concerns over 'geopolitical uncertainties'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left interest rates unchanged at 4.1% at the April meeting - coming as little surprise to markets and economists. However, the central bank flagged ongoing uncertainty amid fears US tariffs could impact global growth. ...

AustralianSuper bins WiseTech stake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
AustralianSuper has sold down the remainder of its already-trimmed WiseTech stake, alluding to concerns about how the company is handling its founder Richard White's role. The super fund held roughly $700 million in WiseTech shares, about 2.26% ...

RBA forecasting has been 'terrible': Yarra Capital Management

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
Yarra Capital Management co-head of Australian fixed income Roy Keenan believes the RBA is "really behind the curve" when it comes to easing monetary policy, arguing that a delayed rate cut has little to no effect. The firm had predicted at least two ...