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Partners Group selects RE for new fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
... predominantly of First Lien Senior Secured loans, the aim is for this income-oriented unlisted debt fund to demonstrate lower volatility and lower risk off loss than say funds comprising high yield bonds." Equity Trustees executive general manager, corporate ...

Aussie private capital on the rise: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
Australia's private capital industry reached a record $90 billion in assets under management at June 2021, according to Australian Investment Capital (AIC) and Preqin's most recent report. The 2022 Private Capital Market Yearbook report also recorded ...

ANZ stablecoin amplifies changing operating models

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
... composable and enterprise-ready which helped the company circumnavigate costly centralised infrastructure. ANZ continued to tout lower barriers to entry, having acknowledged the benefits of smart contract auditing, on-chain compliance and digital asset ...

Low wage growth a deliberate design feature: ACTU

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
... Morrison government, real wages have fallen by 2.3%. This is the first time this century that workers' real incomes are lower as they head to the polls than they were the last time they voted. Surging inflation has cut the real pay of a worker on average ...

Super's defense against economic volatility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... productivity. Equally important, superannuation's infrastructure investments have helped capitalise on the transition to a lower-carbon economy. A transition which Swan ascribed as being: "essential for the future prospects of our country and retirement ...

Investor confidence drops in April: State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... in the face of surging inflation coupled with dampened global growth expectations likely drove aggregate risk sentiment lower," he said. "Interestingly, Asia was the only region that witnessed gains this month. However, with COVID infection rates soaring ...

CPI sees greatest jump since 2000

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... broaden should be enough for the RBA to start its rate hike cycle at its May meeting," he said. "Since inflation was below the lower end of the RBAs target band, there may be an assumption that the RBA would tolerate higher inflation. However, given ...

Pain of commodity price increases to last: World Bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
... as energy and fertilizers, could lead to a reduction in food production particularly in developing economies," he said. "Lower input use will weigh on food production and quality, affecting food availability, rural incomes, and the livelihoods of the ...

Aussies place 17th for crypto profits

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... from $1.7 billion in 2020, for a year-over-year growth rate of 194%. "While that may sound substantial, it represents a lower growth rate than other countries," Chainalysis said. The most notable trend globally was Ethereum gains, beating out Bitcoin ...

APRA, ASIC publish life claims and disputes data

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
... time whereas ratios for Individual business stayed steady. Compared to Group products, Individual products tended to have lower claims paid ratios due to higher acquisition costs associated with the policy. This was reflected in the premium charged ...