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Monetary policy not the only game in town: Brian Redican

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... respond to that? Are they going to do what they did in the last couple of years - hike up interest rates and see people's real wages fall? How often can you do that? What are the implications for the broader economy if that's the go to plan." Overall ...

AI's big moment? Not this year, says Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... particular where our analysts predict a surge in takeovers and mergers, including healthcare, communication services, IT, real estate, and energy." While the survey contained "competing messages" on the new administration's impact, the outlook for US ...

Cbus appoints deputy investment chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... 'Goldilocks period' where we are small enough to take advantage of a range of opportunities and large enough to be achieving real economies of scale for members." "We see plenty of scope to roll out new internal strategies, our portfolio construction ...

AI is not a bubble: ECP Asset Management

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... that it's not speculative investment. They are investing to meet what is currently an excess of demand. They are seeing real demand." Warton said while the world moved towards more mainstream AI adoption, the infrastructure is still playing catch-up. ...

Super fund investment in US to skyrocket

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... the US is in equities and bonds, although Australian super funds already have significant investments in US infrastructure, real estate, and private equity, the report said. "These funds have decades of expertise in infrastructure and other private markets ...

Cost-of-living continues to rock retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
Research by Colonial First State (CFS) finds Australians have adjusted their retirement expectations in the last 12 months to a more modest outlook, with cost-of-living pressures being the main cause. Based on a national survey of 2250 Australians ...

Alpencrest ramps up expansion, signs Aussie affiliate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
Alpencrest Capital, a funds management incubator focused on distribution, has signed up its fifth affiliate and expects to come to market with three unit trusts in five months' time. Read Price and Camilla Love set up Alpencrest 18 months ago and officially ...

Next decade could bring back the conservative portfolio

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... will also still be illiquidity premium that we can capture through the private asset space, through infrastructure, direct real estate, private equity, private debt," Parker said. "But also the silver lining to the cloud of higher inflation, is the fact ...

Payton Capital welcomes head of credit

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... internationally during his 11 years at ANZ Bank. Most recently, he led the lending services property team, managing the bank's real estate restructuring and workout teams across Australia. "The creation of this role is an integral part of our strategic ...

Insignia Financial improves losses amid takeover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
Insignia Financial reported a statutory net loss of $17 million in the first half amid its ongoing takeover discussions. The loss is an improvement on the prior corresponding period when it reported a statutory net loss of $50 million. Its underlying ...