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Value versus growth: Market expectations in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
... much higher: a major adjustment. He said this new reality, where the cost of money was substantially higher than during the COVID-19 period, was a big headwind for growth stocks. However, by the second half of 2023, it became more of a "stock picker's ...

Rest calls for removal of minimum work hours for super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2024
... provide a real financial boost for so many young people, who've carried a significant burden in recent years through the COVID-19 pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis. It will also help deepen the connection young people feel with their super from ...

Job flexibility, labour market delay retirement age

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... expected retirement age for both men and women are unchanged, which suggests a fundamental shift in labour market dynamics post-COVID. KPMG urban economist Terry Rawnsley said the adoption of working from home has made many older Australians in professional ...

Why this fundie sees the economy making a hard landing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... spending, and therefore the economy, according to Birtles, is savings rate. "Australian consumers had excess savings through Covid, and they had built up quite a big buffer which supported the 'stronger for longer' / no landing argument. However, the ...

Luxury fashion house sued over Birkin bag sales

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... ancillary products before they'd be given access. The bag has become such a status symbol that in 2021, even during the COVID-19 lockdowns, the Hermes division responsible for the Birkin recorded some of its highest sales, doubling its 2020 sales ...

Investors being influenced by the 'Powell pivot'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... fixed income teams' decisions and performance through the evolving economic and interest rate conditions of 2020-2023. "The COVID period provided the first opportunity in many years to see managers navigating duration positioning through a serious hiking ...

MetLife chair Geoff Brunsdon retires after 13 years

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... launch of MetLife's Retail business in 2018, the launch of a new business strategy in 2020 and navigating the impact of COVID-19. "Geoff has been an integral part of the MetLife business for more than a decade and his contribution to our business has ...

Morningstar equities research lead departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... Crash of October 1987, the collapse of the Dot.com boom in 2000, the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, and more recently the Covid pandemic." "But financial markets prevail and move forward, upward and break records. Invest in growth assets for the long ...

Long-term cost of super early release to be $85bn: SMC

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
Australian taxpayers may face an $85 billion bill due to the COVID-era Early Release of Super scheme, according to a new analysis by the Super Members Council (SMC). Using the Superannuation, Pensions, and other Retirement OUTcomes (SPROUT) model, the ...

New chair for NZ Super Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... chair, the NZ Super Fund continued to outperform its long-term investment benchmarks despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and significant market volatility." "Catherine Drayton has made a significant contribution to the fund, helping ...