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More mergers, minimal awareness: KPMG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
... acknowledges the fact that the size of the funds involved in mergers has increased over time is likely contrary to expectations, with smaller funds proving less likely to merge so far. Still, KPMG expects there to be fewer mega fund merger announcements ...

Economic recap: Week to October 29

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... returns from the all ordinaries index (+11.5%), the S&P 500 index (+22.6%), or even the Nikkei-225 index's small 5.3% return over the same period. Financial market expectations that the RBNZ would again lift interest rates - by 25 to 50 bps - at ...

AustralianSuper makes first local digital infra deal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2021
... for members through strong, consistent returns over the long term, keeping fees low, and meeting changing community expectations."

Aussies confident about retirement spending: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
... paying off debts and their mortgage followed by purchasing a property. As with previous years, Aussie's investment expectations remain unrealistically high. Australian investors are expecting total investment returns of 10.6% over the next five years ...

Communicate risk, defensiveness differently: Panel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... communication challenge for the super sector. Funds will have to communicate to members that the risk profile and return expectations for some portfolios has shifted. Cbus head of asset allocation and portfolio construction Leanne Taylor said Cbus agreed ...

Market momentum to continue: ASI Conference

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... inflation and I think the key debate in the market is whether it is transitory or not. Or is there a risk that inflation expectations take hold?" "I think those decisions then get taken out the hands of the policymakers because rates have to rise to ...

Economic recap: Week to August 20

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... the Eurozone and the UK have eased and has stabilised in China. Bottom line: Despite world central banks' desire to return policy to normality, they're hamstrung until the coronavirus and its variants becomes history. The reduction in inflationary ...

Good year for active managers in fixed income

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021
... Zenith's review of the universe. In the 12 months to April end, the Bloomberg Ausbond Composite Index (0+years) returned a net return of -1.19%. The median manager in Zenith's Australian Fixed Income (Bonds) category returned 0.30% over the same period. ...

Aussie investors optimistic about returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... survey finds. Aussie participants in the 2021 Natixis global survey said COVID-19 has not dampened their returns expectations, despite lowering this figure to 13.5% compared to the 13.8% they reported last year. Some 62% of participants were not impacted ...

Chief economist update: It's raining jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... 84,000 people, and was 1% higher in May 2021 than at the start of the pandemic." This is more than three times market expectations for a still not insignificant addition of 30,000 and disproving earlier apprehensions that around 100K-150,000 Australians ...