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Dividends up but share buybacks fall: Janus Henderson

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2024
... there is no real evidence that buybacks are taking over from dividends," Lofthouse said. Lofthouse said higher interest rates have played a role in the decline of buybacks. He said when debt is cheap it makes sense for companies to borrow more and use ...

S&P/ASX200 tipped to hit 8300: VanEck

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... recent months. In the past two and a half years however, they traded between 6500 and 7500 weighed down by soaring interest rates, stagnate earnings growth, and fears of an imminent recession. Trading at about 7688 this morning, the S&P/ASX200 is expected ...

Powell backflips on rates pushing back RBA cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
... wait here in Australia. Powell said recent US inflation data had not given policymakers enough confidence to ease interest rates soon, noting that the Fed may need to keep rates higher-for-longer than previously thought. This was a backflip from Powell ...

Betashares plans to launch first 'moderately geared' ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
... calls for investors," Betashares said. "Due to the structure of the funds, investors benefit from institutional interest rates that Betashares is able to access, which are typically significantly lower than those available to individual investors seeking ...

Morningstar warns of stretched valuations in Australian equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... market has surprised on the upside, with equity investors looking through the malaise to the green pasture of lower interest rates," Morningstar director of equity research Mathew Hodge said. However, he cautioned that the market's enthusiasm might be ...

IMF flags concerns over 'risky' private credit market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2024
... bonds. "This makes them more vulnerable to rising rates and economic downturns. With the recent rise in benchmark interest rates, our analysis indicates that more than one-third of borrowers now have interest costs exceeding their current earnings," ...

Australian housing crisis escalates as affordability worsens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2024
Rising interest rates and weak disposable income growth have caused housing affordability to drop to its lowest point in decades, according to Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) senior economists. The economists pointed out that Australian Bureau ...

Income AM bolsters sales function

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2024
... IAM is seeing significant growth in enquiry from advisers nationally, looking for a transparent way to buy income assets. "Rates have been rising and competing growth assets face headwinds, it is a great market for fixed income," she said. Against this ...

Powell confirms rate cuts likely 'at some point' this year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2024
... reiterated that the better than forecast US economic performance gives the FOMC time to let data guide policy, but that interest rates will likely be cut at some point this year," Commonwealth Bank associate economist Harry Ottley said. "Fed chair Jerome ...

Australian private capital industry surges 33%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2024
... to be actively investing is now eight times the number it was over the same period. The report also found higher interest rates increased pressure on margins for private equity firms, and this was particularly the case for leveraged buyouts. In 2023 ...
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