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Further tightening of monetary policy may be required: RBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... for households and businesses to adjust their spending and investment plans. It also anticipates resets of low fixed-rate loans ahead and possible easing in the labour market. "The board recognised the strength of both sets of arguments but judged that ...

iPartners launches property credit fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
The alternatives fund manager has launched a strategy to wholesale investors that targets secured real estate loans located in Australia and New Zealand. iPartners' Property Credit Fund is capped at a $50 million raise before first close, with iPartners ...

Bentham opens fund to retail investors

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... fund invests in a multi-sector global portfolio of credit securities, including global high-yield bonds, global syndicated loans, investment-grade securities, global capital securities, asset-backed securities and derivatives. Today, the fund manages ...

TelstraSuper introduces new option, drops premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2023
... description of the assets it invests in, being primarily government bonds, corporate bonds, floating rate notes, and mortgages or loans secured by property. Elsewhere, members will also benefit from reductions to their income protection premiums. Following ...

Epsilon launches second Australian fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... fund, investor appetite will be met via its portfolio of directly structured and documented senior secured floating rate loans to high quality, credit-worthy Australian and New Zealand middle-market companies," he explained. "Investors find it attractive ...

Former Big Un executive smacked with insider trading charge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
... a spectacular surge before allegations surfaced that it was paying commissions to a financial entity that was providing loans to shareholders purchasing its shares. The company was liquidated in 2019 after internal audits revealed an unstainable loss-making ...

Suncorp wage scandal comes to a head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... warning that ANZ's acquisition of Suncorp's banking business could "substantially lessen competition" in areas like home loans, deposits, and agribusiness markets. The bank contested that the deal was unlikely to yield public benefits that could outweigh ...

Cash rate hits 4.1%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... Tim Reardon said new home sales are down almost 50% since the first increase in the cash rate in May 2022. "The number of loans issued for the purchase or construction of a new home has fallen to its lowest level since September 2008. Loans issued to ...

Italian private credit fund brings unique offering down under

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2023
... Muzinich's parallel lending strategy launched in 2018, invests predominately in private European senior secured, floating rate loans. The aim, according to Muzinich co-head of parallel lending and chief data scientist Gianluca Oricchio, is to capture ...

US debt ceiling agreement reached

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... veteran medical care, a boost in work requirements for able-bodied adults and termination of suspension of payments on student loans. President Biden labelled the agreement "good news" when delivering his address. "We've reached a bipartisan budget ...