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Economic recap: Week to October 8

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
Combine economic stagnation and rising inflation and what do we get? We get stagflation -- the financial markets' fear du'jour. It had been nearly half a century ago when the global economy have had its last encounter with stagflation. he first ...

Resolution Capital adds infrastructure fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... said. "Global listed infrastructure is an asset class that can play a critical role in investment portfolios, offering inflation-protected income and attractive risk adjusted returns," he said. "Furthermore, major secular growth trends such as decarbonisation ...

SMSFs welcome RIC exemption

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
... retirement, he said. APRA-regulated funds must provide a strategy that considers several risks: longevity, investment, inflation, and any other risks that threaten the sustainability and stability of the retirement income. Trustees must ensure that members ...

Retirement Income Covenant closer to materialising

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
... maximises their retirement income over later years. The strategy must consider several risks: longevity, investment, inflation and any other risks that threaten the sustainability and stability of the retirement income. Trustees must ensure that members ...

Economic recap: Week to September 24

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... statement, the Fed noted that America's economy 'has made progress" towards its goals toward "maximum employment and inflation has risen to 2% and is on track to moderately exceed 2% for some time". Therefore, "the Committee judges that a moderation ...

Australian Ethical overhauls longstanding fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
... international equities and cash to provide long term growth with a high-risk rating. Now, it will aim to achieve 4.5% above inflation, after investment fees and indirect costs, and maintain the risk level. In addition to retail, wholesale and institutional ...

Recovery set to slow: OECD

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... broad-carbon tax," he said. The survey also called for a review of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) as it has not met inflation targets, which Frydenberg acknowledged and said he would consider. "The key criticism appears to be that it has failed ...

NZ Super Fund delivers 30%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... supported by accommodative fiscal and monetary policy around the world, we're possibly looking at a period of increasing inflation and rising interest rates. That combination should weigh on company returns and creates a challenging investment environment. ...

Economic recap: Week to September 10

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... conditions and the health situation, and their implications for the expected progress towards full employment and the inflation target," it said. "It will not increase the cash rate until actual inflation is sustainably within the 2 to 3% target rang ...

Experts torn on inflation outlook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ASI 2021 conference, a panel of economic experts shared very different views on the outlook for inflation. J.P. Morgan Asset Management chief market strategist Karen Ward argued that inflation is cause for concern, and ...