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27 January 2025 • By Maja Garaca Djurdjevic • 1 min read. Platinum takes contrarian stance on US market, targets speculative bubbles . While many fund managers remain overweight on the US, Platinum Asset Management is betting against …

6 days ago · It was announced last week that Stack would be leaving the fund manager after 18 years in July 2025.He is the lead portfolio manager on the firm’s four infrastructure funds and the head of investments. Morningstar said Stack may not have the same public presence as co-founder Hamish Douglass who departed in 2022, but his exit can still prompt redemptions as around 75 per cent of the ...

Oct 22, 2024 · Interviewing Hauser was CBA’s Gareth Aird, one of the few economists still predicting rate cuts this year. However, earlier this month, Aird conceded that September’s unexpected job surge has cast doubt on his forecast for …

Mar 26, 2024 · A syndicated transaction is expected to follow shortly after the conclusion of the roadshow. According to Liddell, the issuance of the Treasury green bond will “create increased global interest in Australian dollar-denominated green bonds and encourage state governments and corporates to expand their own green bond programs”.

Sep 11, 2024 · “Notwithstanding market volatility, August saw the ETF industry continue its strong momentum,” Betashares said, adding that industry flows remained elevated as investors took advantage of the market volatility to add to their portfolios.

22 January 2025 • By Jessica Penny • 1 min read. CEO of rebranded Mine Super joins ASFA board . With the merger between Mine Super and TWUSuper in its late stages, the head of the soon-to-be combined fund is the latest to join ASFA’s board

Oct 27, 2023 · The latest consumer price index further dampened sentiment, with both headline and trimmed mean inflation rising 1.2 per cent over the September quarter – well beyond the RBA’s forecast for trimmed mean inflation of 0.9 per cent.. Given recent hawkishness from RBA governor Michele Bullock, markets are pricing in another 25 bps hike from the RBA at its next monetary policy board meeting on ...

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest World Economic Outlook predicts Australia’s inflation will drop to 3 per cent by the end of 2024, aided by subsidies like energy rebates, before rising again to 3.6 per cent by the close of 2025.

Aug 21, 2024 · “This shows that investors are actively allocating capital and that equity funds remain dominant in portfolios,” she said. In spite of this, fund outflows continue to characterise this segment of the market, as Calastone revealed in its full-year 2023 data that Australian investors became net sellers of equity funds for the first time since the firm began keeping records in …