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Platinum shutters London operations, UCITS funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
Platinum Asset Management has shuttered its London office following the closure of its Platinum World Portfolios. Platinum World Portfolios (PWP), which comprised Platinum's International, Asia ex Japan, Japan and Health Sciences strategies, were UCITS ...

HESTA awards global private equity mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
HESTA has issued a $250 million global private equity co-investment mandate to Stafford Capital, dubbed QP4. Stafford's Australian private equity lead Daniel Bowden said that this strategy seeks to tap into smaller deal sizes, providing access to a ...

RBA issues warning over inflationary spending

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the official cash rate on hold at 4.35% in June but would not rule out another hike in the future. The RBA board noted that inflation had fallen substantially since its peak in 2022 but said recent federal and ...

More Aussies anticipate renting in retirement: Vanguard

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
An increasing number of Australians expect to be paying off a mortgage or forced to rent in retirement, according to the latest Vanguard How Australia Retires survey. Vanguard Australia managing director Daniel Shrimski said after working hard and saving ...

Innova backs using leverage in super for housing

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
Innova Asset Management has entered the super and housing debate, saying allowing the use of leverage in superannuation it could help younger Australians who are locked out of the property market build wealth. Innova said millennials are firmly locked ...

'Little prospect' for RBA hike despite stubborn inflation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will almost certainly leave the policy rate unchanged when it meets next week, according to economists. GSFM investment strategist Stephen Miller said there was "little prospect" of a change in messaging from the ...

Advisers call for apology from Super Members Council

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2024
The Financial Advice Association Australia and members say the super lobby group should formally apologise for its recent remarks about "dodgy financial advisers." Earlier this week, the Super Members Council (SMC) renewed calls for anti-hawking legislation ...

What's keeping the Treasurer up at night?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said at the Morgan Stanley Australia Summit in Sydney yesterday that a key goal of the Budget was to fight inflation in a way that doesn't damage an already weak economy. "... the primary focus of the Budget was to tackle inflation ...

US looks towards rate cuts, Australia lags behind

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
A raft of economic data came out from the US overnight with US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell indicating the US could cut interest rates at least once this year. A lower-than-expected May CPI print was encouraging, but the FOMC still kept its funds ...

BlackRock launches new government bond ETF

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
BlackRock Australia has announced the launch of the iShares 15+ Year Australian Government Bond ETF (ASX: ALTB) with a management fee of 0.15%. BlackRock said the launch is in line with the firm's commitment to expand its iShares product suite, offering ...