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UBS throws $4.8bn lifeline to Credit Suisse

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... banks have unrestricted access to the SNB's existing facilities, through which they can obtain liquidity from the central bank in accordance with the guidelines on monetary policy instruments UBS chief executive Ralph Hamers said the acquisition ...

ASX shifts slightly on Credit Suisse, First Republic

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... 1.1% on the back of that news," he said. The liquidity backstop provided by the SNB was complemented by the European Central Bank. "It did lift interest rates by 50 basis points with the deposit rate of 3%. But we did notice that the forward guidance ...

Link Group agrees to sell BCM arm

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
... transaction is expected to complete in the second half of the year, subject to the Financial Conduct Authority, the Central Bank of Ireland, and the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets approval. Link Group said its liquidity position remains strong ...

US interest rates may go higher than expected: Powell

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... getting inflation back down to 2% is a long way to go." He said restoring price stability will likely require the central bank to maintain a restrictive stance of monetary policy. "Our overarching focus is using our tools to bring inflation back down ...

Industry super defies turbulent markets

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
Industry super defied the odds by growing its asset pool by 14% at the end of 2022 while other sectors contracted. According to APRA's latest statistics, industry super fund assets reported double-digit growth to reach $1.1 trillion compared to the ...

We did too much: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... Fronting another parliamentary hearing today, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe acknowledged the central bank incorrectly predicted rates wouldn't rise until 2024, admitting he's embarrassed. Lowe explained that the pandemic ...

I know it's hard, but it could be harder: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
... years since high inflation "eroded savings", worsened inequality and "hurt the poor." "Our job as the country's central bank is to make sure that doesn't happen again," he said. "Part of the way we do that is to remind people of the dangers of ...

Inflation expected to have peaked: RBA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
... and capacity constraints in some sectors have also contributed to upward price pressure, the RBA said. However, the central bank said that easing in global price pressures already underway is expected to flow through to domestic prices over time. Further ...

Aussie shares to continue outperformance: Oliver

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
Over the last year, Australian shares have outperformed their global counterparts, and AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver believes this trend will continue. To get a handle on the future, he said, it's useful to understand the past, saying the ...

Calastone reports sharp managed fund flow declines in 2022

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
According to Calastone's Fund Flow Index, Australian investors significantly reduced their investments in managed funds in 2022. The index showed a sharp decline in inflows across all asset classes, with the biggest drop coming from fixed income funds. ...