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Future Fund now over $200bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
... is on positioning the portfolio to be resilient to an environment of greater uncertainty. "We expect future returns to be lower than in recent years," he concluded. Because of the likelihood of higher interest rates, Future Fund chief investment officer ...

Quay unveils currency hedged fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
... currency hedged fund is in response to client demand. "While we continue to believe an unhedged strategy will result in lower volatility and is less risky during times of market disruption, we're committed to making our strategy available to anyone who ...

Members lean on super for financial hardships

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
... accounts. Super funds continue to harbour unclaimed members' money, with the amount reaching $1.5 billion as at FY21, lower than the prior financial year which had $2 billion sitting idle. Members withdrawing from their retirement savings because ...

Aussies shell out $51m on crypto fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... Millennials (29%) plan to invest in it the coming 12 months. Finder head of consumer research Graham Cooke said removing fees will lower the barrier to entry for those curious about investing in digital currency. "Bitcoin is seen by many as the new 'digital ...

Economists expect a rate rise: Finder

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... reasons. "One, underlying inflation has only just entered the target band after more than five years below it, and remains lower than in most other advanced economies," Eslake said. "Two, wage inflation is nowhere near the 3.5% the RBA has said it needs ...

Stake offers $0 ASX brokerage

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
Investment platform Stake will offer its users $0 brokerage on ASX trades, but only if they refer other users. For each person a customer refers, their brokerage drops by $1 for one year. With brokerage currently at $3, three referrals can get customers ...

Education reforms are promising: SAFAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... the federal government's proposal to reset education standards, the SAFAA wrote that the move will "not roll back or lower education standards" for financial advisers. The SAFAA slammed the now-defunct Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority ...

Perpetual holds steady

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... Adams said these outflows were in low margin strategies. "Barrow Hanley experienced net outflows of A$2.2 billion, mainly in lower margin US equity and fixed income strategies," he said. "However, consistent with our expectations at the time of acquisition ...

Tasmania leads economic recovery

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... experienced a surge in house prices over the period. Overall, the national house price on average rose by 22.1%, slightly lower than the 22.2% recorded in November 2021, which marked a 32-year high. "Australia's state and territory economies are in solid ...

Australia bucks concentration trend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
... an index and then summing the resulting numbers. A greater HHI indicates a higher level of market concentration, while a lower value indicates less concentration." Market concentration declined significantly for the ASX 200 over the past decade, while ...