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Inflation eases in July

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
The monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) indicator rose 3.5% in the 12 months to July, down from 3.8% in June, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The most significant contributors to the annual rise were housing ...

APRA reorganises as it sets sights on superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... also responding to new and heightened risks. "At a time of considerable geopolitical volatility and with an uncertain economic outlook, it's vital that banks, insurers and superannuation trustees are prepared for whatever potential challenges could arise," ...

Sequoia ends FY24 with 350 advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... the end of the 2024 financial year. Sequoia added 70 advisers to the stable but lost 56, most of whom were from "non-economic practices who closed or merged their businesses rather than leaving us to join a competitor," chief executive and managing director ...

Economists hit back at RBA guidance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
... about central bank intentions for future monetary policy." Aird said the RBA's forward guidance would mean that if the economic data over the near term evolves in line with the banks central forecasts, the cash rate would be left on hold until 2025 - ...

Short-termism damaging Australian economy: CEDA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2024
Australia must move beyond pervasive short-termism and lift its policy ambitions if the nation is to reach its economic potential, according to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). "Our record of almost three decades of economic ...

'Opaque asset class' needs regulation: Datt Capital

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
... during market stress, he said. Datt warns that this underscores the need for caution in the private credit sector. "During economic downturns, the narrow pool of buyers and sellers in the private credit space can worsen illiquidity, heightening the risk ...

Fed's Powell says 'time has come' to cut rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2024
... cutting interest rates. Powell spoke to global central bankers, policymakers, economists, and academics at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium where gave the opening address. "The time has come for policy to adjust. The direction of travel is clear ...

Qualitas shines in FY24, Charter Hall contracts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
... Schwartz said there are "compelling risk-adjusted return opportunities in residential private credit at this stage of the economic cycle." "We see significant investor demand for private credit continuing, particularly within the commercial real estate ...

Zenith increases defensive investment as recession risk looms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
... why we have been steadily increasing our allocation to high-quality government bonds, known for their resilience during economic downturns," he said. As stock markets navigate heightened volatility Hennessy said the challenge for investors is to stay ...

Managed funds bounce back after bearish Q1: Calastone

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
... across our network, reflecting a widespread preference for stable, income-generating assets amid market volatility and economic uncertainties, likely magnified by higher local costs of living," Calastone managing director for Australia and New Zealand ...