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Mortgage holders, retailers relax after rate pause

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
... retailers breathed a resounding sigh of relief when the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) steadied the cash rate for the second month in a row. In leaving the base rate at 4.1%, the RBA signalled that its monetary policy strategy is finally working but ...

Acadian employs ChatGPT to assess climate targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2023
Acadian Asset Management is using the technology underpinning ChatGPT to predict whether companies are likely to achieve sustainability targets. The Acadian Net Zero Alignment Model integrates large learning models (LLM), the type of AI algorithm that ...

QIC buys Packhorse's last pastoral property

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023
... industry experts to establish an exceptional foundation for biodiversity above and below the ground." Stuart's Creek is the second acquisition for the QIC natural capital platform following the purchase of a 600-hectare irrigated sugar cane property ...

Goldman Sachs launches global infra feeder fund for Aussie investors

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2023
... off the back of significant demand from local clients. The investment giant said the Aussie feeder fund, launched in the second quarter, provides investors with a gateway to significant global infrastructure opportunities that were previously hard to ...

New product lead at Equip Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... members. The recruit brings a background in product development, strategic planning, and commercial management that is second to none gained through his career at Mercer, AMP, AXA, Industry Fund Services and KPMG. He joins from HUB24, where he served ...

CFOs look to hire in second half: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
... Victoria, and 40% in New South Wales. An equal percentage of large companies and SMEs (42%) anticipate recruiting staff in the second half of the year. Robert Half director Nicole Gorton attributes the hiring frenzy to budget and project approvals, which ...

Industry grapples with looming cyber threats

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
With the threat of cyber-attacks growing by the day, leadership teams in all areas of financial services are being urged to ramp up cybersecurity protections, with the regulators keeping a keen eye on their efforts. But while major institutions might ...

Inflation falls to 6%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... Australian Bureaus of Statistics (ABS) said headline inflation was lower than the 7% annual rise in March, marking the second consecutive quarter of lower inflation. CPI rose by 0.8% over the June quarter, fuelled by higher rental prices (+2.5%), international ...

Recession risk is receding: Natixis IM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... the year, economists and investment strategists are feeling more confident that a recession won't take place in the second half, according to a recent survey by Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM). The survey, conducted at the end of June, included ...

Marriage splits for Australia's richest

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... its eighth. Nicola Forrest's paper fortune is now approximately $1.1 billion more than her ex-husband's, making her the second wealthiest woman in Australia. It comes after the former couple transferred one-fifth of their Fortescue shareholding to the ...