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RBA opens door to May rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board has indicated it is open to the consideration of an interest rate cut in May, as US President Donald Trump's tariffs place risks on the global economy. The RBA board minutes from the April meeting acknowledged ...

IAM to bring managed account with syndicated loan access to market

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2025
The ASX-listed manager's new managed account provides access to the institutional corporate syndicated loan market, offering an "attractive alternative" to traditional private credit funds. The new Income Asset Management (IAM) offering provides private ...

Coalition targets 'ambitious' goal of 30k advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor and Shadow Assistant Treasurer Luke Howarth have announced a range of measures the Coalition would be looking to prioritise for the financial advice industry if elected on May 3. Among these policies, Taylor and Howarth ...

Global investor services group enters Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
Global investor services firm IQ-EQ has entered the Australian market with the acquisition of AMAL Group - a provider of corporate trust, agency services and loan servicing solutions. The strategic acquisition of AMAL Group includes AMAL Asset Management ...

VanEck to intro RMBS, India ETFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
VanEck will soon list two new ETFs, one being an RMBS strategy and the other investing in Indian growth stocks. The VanEck Australian RMBS ETF (ASX: RMBS) will give investors access to a residential mortgage-backed securities strategy, which VanEck ...

Taxes and housing dominate election race

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
As May 3 steadily approaches, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have announced some big spending policies to woo voters. If elected, Labor has promised first home buyers a government loan guarantee to purchase a property ...

Bullock hushes rate cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Michele Bullock has calmed market expectations for an interest rate cut in May, saying it is too early for the bank to decide yet. Bullock noted the extreme market volatility because of US President Donald Trump's ...

WTW promotes local staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
WTW, the pension consultant, has hired a new head of portfolio design lead and made a series of local promotions following annual performance reviews. Sasha Loutcheva joins from Russell Investments, where she spent three years as a senior asset allocation ...

Australian Ethical hires ESG heavyweight

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
Australian Ethical Investment has added another sustainable investment professional to its team as it continues to attract more capital. The fund has hired Dan Simpson as a sustainable and impact specialist and the link between the business's investment ...

Blue Owl completes local private wealth team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
Blue Owl Capital, one of Wall Street's largest alternative asset managers, continues to add to the local headcount. Not quite nine months after PIMCO's John Valtwies joined Blue Owl as a principal, Larry Francis has come on board from Bentham ...