Castlerock attains ‘Recommended’ rating from Core Property Research

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Castlerock, a leading property fund manager has been awarded with a ‘Recommended’ rating from Core Property Research, a market provider of insightful research within the property funds sector. The Castlerock... Read more continue reading

Eureka Whittaker Macnaught and Blue Harbour Financial Partners announce merger

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Financial advice businesses, Eureka Whittaker Macnaught (EWM) and Blue Harbour Financial Partners (Blue Harbour) will merge in a move designed to deliver scale and efficiency benefits, career opportunities for employees,... Read more continue reading

Israel/Iran fears and rate cut uncertainty – shares are vulnerable to a bout of volatility but here’s five reasons why the trend will likely remain up

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Key points After strong gains, shares are vulnerable to a pull back or more volatile/constrained returns than seen so far this year. The key threats at present are Iran’s attack... Read more continue reading

Apostle Funds Management appoints Director, Head of Wholesale

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Apostle Funds Management (Apostle) has announced the appointment of Stuart James to the newly created role of Director, Head of Wholesale commencing immediately. Mr James will support Kimon Kouryialas Director,... Read more continue reading

Net Zero: Searching for returns and real-world change

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The finance industry’s multi-billion dollar drive to deal with climate change is not working. Real-world emissions are rising, despite net-zero targets pointing in the other direction. In the latest whitepaper by... Read more continue reading

Changes to ASIC Executive Leadership Team

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed a number of changes to its senior executive leadership team. Chief Executive Officer ASIC Chair Joe Longo has accepted a request from... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 12 April, 2024

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Investment markets and key developments Shares had another rough ride over the last week as higher than expected US inflation saw expectations for Fed rate cuts further pushed out and... Read more continue reading

Groundhog day as core inflation in the US surprises on the upside again

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US CPI: Groundhog day as core inflation surprises on the upside again At the start of the year the bond market was anticipating something close to 175 basis points (bps)... Read more continue reading

Schroders Australia appoints Jude Fernandez as head of intermediary sales

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Schroders Australia has appointed Jude Fernandez to the role of head of intermediary, effective from late April 2024.  Mr Fernandez will be based in Sydney and report to Schroders head... Read more continue reading

Janus Henderson launches New Zealand Dollar denominated Global Multi-Strategy Fund

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Janus Henderson Investors is expanding its offering to New Zealand institutional investors by launching a New Zealand Dollar denominated version of its Global Multi-Strategy Fund. The Janus Henderson Global Multi-Strategy... Read more continue reading