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AFCA reports unprecedented complaint spike

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2024
... between 2022 and 2023. They continue to be of great concern to us. "We are also seeing the impact of increased interest rates and cost of living pressures, with complaints involving financial hardship also significantly higher." Though there were also ...

Mild recession in 2024, higher interest rates: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... "higher-for-longer" interest rate environment. The global fund manager warned in its A return to sound money report that interest rates will remain above the rate of inflation, severely affecting the ability of consumers and businesses to borrow. While ...

Local housing market to reach inflection point: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... lost momentum," the report said. "Downside risk factors have become more pronounced, including an expectation that interest rates could remain higher for longer, worsening affordability challenges, and deeply pessimistic levels of consumer sentiment ...

Interest rates on hold as RBA pauses

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
In its final decision of the year, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept interest rates unchanged at 4.35%. The decision to hold spares borrowers a sixth interest rate rise in 2023, following a 25 basis point increase at its previous meeting in November. ...

Income investors to thrive in 2024: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... shared his top investment ideas in Morningstar wealth's 2024 outlook report, said the recent large-scale reset in interest rates presents an excellent opportunity for income-producing assets. "All investors need to consider interest rates. It impacts ...

Macro environment trumps inflation for asset owners: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... is stuck in a higher-for-longer interest rate cycle," he said. Over 60% of respondents selected equilibrium real interest rates as a top three factor impacting their five to 10-year strategy - which is double the share from last year. Consequently, funds ...

Commercial property likely to recover in 2024: Insights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... strong performance whether it is achieved through income growth or boosted by a return to yield compression as interest rates revert in 2024-26," he assured. The caveat is linked to another key prediction from Knight Frank, being the flow-on impact to ...

Betashares launches cash plus managed fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
... market funds in the US have grown significantly over the past year, as investors have sought to benefit from rising interest rates and preserve capital amid volatility in other asset classes. It further pointed to data from ICI and Bloomberg which indicated ...

Inflation problem is homegrown: Bullock

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
... move below 3%." At the recent ASIC Annual Forum, Bullock lauded the RBA's modus operandi of rapidly hiking interest rates since May 2022, signalling that she will not hesitate to continue to do so if prices continue to elevate. In analysing the RBA's ...

Young women report low financial literacy: NAB

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2023
... broadly in good shape, one in four Australians say they don't have enough money for an emergency. With rising interest rates and increased cost of living, people's financial literacy and understanding of their financial situation is being tested," ...