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Montgomery, Aura Group launch new income fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
... a pool of Australian private debt assets including asset backed SME loans. The fund tracks the Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate and aims to return 3.5%-5.5% above it, net of fees and costs. Currently, the cash rate is 2.35%, equating to a current ...

Challenger offers new fixed term annuity

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
... ability to offer competitive rate annuities, in an environment where the Reserve Bank of Australia is raising the official cash rate," he explained. "For many retirees and savers, this offer could be attractive, particularly when compared to other defensive ...

ASIC concerns see 18 funds update advertising materials

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2022
... advertisements without sufficiently prominent warnings. It has also committed to no longer using the Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate as a benchmark after ASIC said it appeared inconsistent with the fund's assets and strategy. The other REs, trustees ...

RBA signals further interest rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... do what's necessary to ensure inflation in Australia returns to target. At its meeting yesterday, the board increased the cash rate target by 50 basis points to 2.35%. "The further increase in interest rates today will help bring inflation back to target ...

RBA anticipated to lift the cash rate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
According to Finder's RBA Cash Rate survey, 97% of economists and experts have forecast that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will increase the cash rate today. The survey found that almost two-thirds of respondents predicted a rise of 50 basis ...

New Forests launches new division, appoints team

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... sustainable production," he explained. "Like forestry, agriculture is a real asset which provides investors with a strong cash yield, a natural inflation hedge and is uncorrelated to other asset classes." He added that by combining experience in forestry ...

Defensive equities strategies protect against downturn: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
... and services with enduring demand, strong brand recognition, pricing power, a strong balance sheet and high levels of free cash flow. These tend to be stable, predictable and non-cyclical. Quality value strategies have a clear valuation sensitivity and ...

APRA removes Westpac liquidity add-on

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022
... removed Westpac's liquidity add-on after finding it breached prudential standards. The 10% add-on was applied to the net cash outflow component of Westpac's liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) and will no longer be included from today. In a statement Westpac ...

Link Group acquires HS Pensions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2022
... million loss. Year on year, the group's revenue increased from $1.16 billion to $1.18 billion, a 1.3% change. Net operating cash flows fell 30% from $292.9 to $205 million. Regarding Link Group's Retirement and Superannuation Solutions, strong member ...

Online investor numbers taper out: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
... contribute to delaying the assessment of readiness. At the same time, the vertiginous rise of interest rates has reinstated cash as an appealing instrument for yield generation." Meanwhile, dormancy rates among those already investing have continued ...