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Global X drops management fees

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
To provide investors with more cost-effective access to the US fixed income market, Global X ETFs Australia has reduced the management fees of two ETFs. Specifically, the management fee for Global X US Treasury Bond ETF (Currency Hedged) has been lowered ...

RBA lifts rates, lifts markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board increased the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 2.6%, driving domestic markets higher. Committed to returning inflation to the 2-3% range over time, the board affirmed that yesterday's increase in interest ...

Equipsuper restructures investment team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
Equipsuper has made three senior hires after revisiting its investment strategies and team structure. Jessie Pettigrew joined Equip as head of responsible investments; she has more than 10 years of experience in sustainability and responsible investment. ...

RBA progresses digital currency project

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
... and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have released joint research report, providing an update on the possible central bank digital currency (CBDC) the two are exploring. The report titled Australian CBDC Pilot for Digital Finance Innovation said ...

No escaping volatility: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
At least for the next few months while central banks are raising rates, expect the volatility we've seen in share markets, currencies and fixed income to remain in play, warned AMP senior economist Diana Mousina at the Association of Financial Advisers' ...

Federal Reserve bumps interest rate by 0.75%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... the decision include Russia's war against Ukraine, higher food and energy prices and broader price pressures. The central bank also now anticipates a further 125bps of hikes this year, pushing the funds rate to 4.4% by December end. "The US economy is ...

2022 is the hardest year to retire: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
... added institutional investors will also be challenged to preserve assets in a more volatile investment environment. Central bank hikes are said to hold promise for annuitising assets in the long-term, but the flow-on effect causing rising interest rates ...

ACCC approves Dye & Durham, Link deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
... divestiture undertaking, would be unlikely to substantially lessen competition." The deal has also been approved by the Central Bank of Ireland but is awaiting approvals from the Foreign Investment Review Board, the UK Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") ...

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 ...

Defensive equities strategies protect against downturn: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
A new report has identified five distinct types of defensive equity strategies delivering protection in different ways and with very different results. Defensive Equity and Market Downturns: Is This Time Different? issued by bfinance revealed the main ...