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Retail investors want true hedge fund exposure: Morningstar

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... Morningstar. Retail investors see that hedge funds can truly diversify their portfolios amid rising inflation, higher interest rates and greater market dispersion and volatility. Morningstar found that many have turned to liquid and semi-liquid hedge ...

Australia dominates APAC real estate private credit raisings

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2025
... growth. "Looking ahead, private credit strategies will continue to be a key part of the investment landscape. Falling interest rates and stabilising asset values are expected to support a rebound in transaction activity, generating more opportunities ...

RBA delivers 'hawkish hold'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept interest rates on hold at 3.6% at the meeting yesterday - a move widely predicted by economists. However, some were surprised by the post-meeting statement released by the central bank. "Recent data, while partial ...

Perpetual dumps 23m Myer shares

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... said in the first half of FY26 it was working to reset the base to position the company for growth. "The easing of interest rates has supported retail activity in some sectors. Whilst this has been mixed from a category perspective, womenswear and home ...

Inflation rises 3% in August

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2025
... is required is for underlying inflation to hold at close to the mid-point of the RBA's target range as official interest rates are currently still at restrictive levels - and inflation in the band means interest rates can and should eventually fall to ...

Australian economy in 'very good place': RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... inflation has fallen substantially since the peak of 7.8% in 2022 and is now within the 2-3% target range. The higher interest rates over that period helped to put downward pressure on inflation and to keep inflation expectations anchored," she said. ...

Australia maintains global retirement security ranking: Natixis

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... Australians are fearful for their stability in retirement. Pressures from inflation, the cost of living and higher interest rates are undeniably crunching retirees' wallets and increasing uncertainty on how much they can spend in retirement balances ...

Rest invests $390m in US REIT

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
... is expected to benefit from one of these megatrends: systemic changes to debt markets," he added. "Inflation and interest rates are likely to stay higher for longer, which increases the attraction for businesses to rent rather than own real estate. We ...

ANZ fined $240m for bond trading, retail misconduct

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... Separately, between August 2024 and March 2025, ANZ promoted on its website base variable and bonus fixed introductory interest rates for certain accounts which ASIC alleges were inaccurate. The impacted 56,703 customers, resulting in ANZ failing to ...

AMP settles class action for $120m

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2025
... 2008 to May 2020. The proceedings related to fees charged to members of certain AMP superannuation funds, and the interest rates received, and fees charged, on cash-only fund options. AMP said it would contribute $75 million to the $120 million settlement ...