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RBA tipped for another rate rise

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
... US Federal Reserve has increased its 2022 yearend rate projection by an additional 100bps. In response, the Australian dollar has suffered. "While the RBA has noted a preference for a weaker Australian dollar, it's now approaching tenuous levels which ...

RBA progresses digital currency project

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
The Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have released joint research report, providing an update on the possible central bank digital currency (CBDC) the two are exploring. The report titled Australian ...

Apostle launches high yield credit fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
Apostle Funds Management has introduced an ethically screened high yield credit fund. The fund is accessible to wholesale investors and adds to Apostle's stable of ethical and impact strategies. In April, the fund manager launched the Apostle People ...

AustralianSuper breaks into world's top 20 pension funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... waned. "Most Australian funds included fell in the rankings relative to last year, partly due to a weakening Australian dollar over the course of 2021," he explained. "However, AustralianSuper has bucked this trend, its growth is, in part, due to consolidation ...

BlackRock unveils new iShares ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
... use those securities." She added: "We saw an opportunity to add to our fixed income ETF range by bringing an Australian dollar-hedged version of our established iShares Global Aggregate Bond ESG ETF. "As the ESG alternative option to the Bloomberg Global ...

Zerocap, ANZ purchase Australian carbon credits

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2022
The deal, undertaken for Zerocap by private investor Victor Smorgon Group, has seen carbon credits firm BetaCarbon successfully trade tokenised Australian carbon credits (BCAU) using the ANZ Bank's A$DC stablecoin. The transaction is considered ground-breaking ...

ABE releases Rolls Royce bond

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
It's one of the most luxurious automotive brands in the world and it now has its own bond linked security from the Australian Bond Exchange. Fixed at 5.5% per annum, the Rolls Royce bond linked security is the latest addition to ABE's offerings ...

RBA outlines next phase of bond purchase program

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... ease financial conditions by lowering bond yields further out the curve and to heap downward pressure on the Australian dollar exchange rate. Successfully the bond purchase program triggered lower bond yields that helped lower financing costs for borrowers ...

ANZ stablecoin amplifies changing operating models

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
... management firm for digital assets." "$A30 million in A$DC was minted as part of the transaction - pegged to the Australian dollar - which was transferred between the two parties and then later redeemed into fiat currency (conventional state-backed currency)." ...

VanEck anticipates AUD surge

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
There are strong headwinds behind the Australian dollar, says VanEck head of investments and capital markets Russel Chesler, which could see it hit 80 US cents. Following the recent rise in the Australian dollar, Chesler said that Australia's terms ...