Each month, La Trobe Financial produces a series of short videos. Watch now to stay up to date with our business, our portfolios and what we are seeing in the economy. This month, we provide an update on our portfolio performance, as well as share our current thinking on the property market and the economy.
Business & Portfolio Update: Chris Paton, Chief Investment Officer
We kick off the festive season with some wonderful news for our investors. Careful selection of the highest quality assets and our disciplined and rigorous approach to constructing and managing portfolios allows us to deliver increases to distribution rates for the second consecutive month.
- Increased distribution rates across each of our portfolio accounts
- The successful launch of the La Trobe US Private Credit product to wholesale investors, the first strategy in our new La Trobe Global Asset Management series^.
- Our 12 Month Term Account being awarded a 15th consecutive Money magazine award for ‘Best Credit Fund – Mortgages.’
Economic Update: Michael Watson, Head of Distribution
All eyes remain fixed on inflation, with the Reserve Bank closely watching the pace of inflation returning to its target range. But while inflation may be falling, there’s more to consider than just the headline number.
- Elevated headline inflation figures saw the RBA increase the cash rate in November
- While the cash rate seems to be at its peak cyclical rate, sticky underlying inflation makes the forward environment uncertain.
- With no RBA meeting now until February, there’s time to digest a wide range of datapoints due before then.
Property Market Update: Lilian Chin, Director of Client Partnerships & ESG
Back in 2020, genuine concerns were raised about what lay ahead for the property market with zero population growth and a permanently lower population base. In an amazing turnaround, net migration has grown like never before.
- Australia’s population growing by over 550,000 annually, equating to about the entire population of Tasmania needing housing and infrastructure.
- Soft construction numbers limiting the supply of stock, seeing the property market up 6.8% year-on-year.
- Looking forward, even worse-case scenarios forecast a broadly neutral market for 2024.
^ The offer to apply for Class A Units in the La Trobe US Private Credit Trust is open to wholesale investors only. Investors applying to invest less than $500,000 will need to produce an accountant’s certificate to support their wholesale status. For more information, please refer to the Application Form (Annexure 2 to the Information Memorandum).
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