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Australian inflation downturn on the horizon: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... job openings. For every unemployed person there was around 0.8 jobs available, she added. Housing is also continuing to surprise to the upside, national home prices are up by nearly 4% since the market bottom in February. "This has led to some concern ...

RBA pause short but sweet: Mousina

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
... quarterly inflation data before the next meeting so that will inform the decision for August." Mousina reinforced a big surprise to the downside is needed ahead of next month's meeting to continue the cause for pause. "A drop in CPI and a rise in unemployment ...

Inflation drops to 5.6%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... next week. The latest CPI numbers, released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), came as a pleasant surprise following consistently high inflation figures since last April. Excluding volatile items like fruit and vegetables, automotive ...

Asset managers ride the storm: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
While recent volatility has undoubtedly rattled the investment management landscape, it hasn't deterred asset managers from their future plans, according to a recent global study. The study, conducted by Coalition Greenwich in partnership with Northern ...

Property market peril to continue: Quay Global Investors

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2023
Overvaluation of assets in property has contributed to a choppy market and as investors smell blood in the water more bad news might be on its way. Speaking with Financial Standard, Quay Global Investors principal and portfolio manager Chris Bedingfield ...

APAC now most active region for VC: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
... profiles, "which could explain the higher performance dispersion." Taking China's AUM into consideration, it's no surprise that the APAC median return largely reflects that of China-focused VC funds, with "a median IRR of 24.5%, however, the ...

Advisers pivot to protect retirees from inflation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
Inflation is a looming threat to retirement incomes, so it's no surprise financial advisers are rotating toward more dynamic strategies. According to a report penned by Challenger and Ensombl, inflation is fast becoming the number one threat to ...

Economists divided over cash rate decision

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
Accelerating wages growth and higher than expected inflation would perhaps indicate an increase is justified, however, the economic hardships faced by Australians is intensifying. According to an economic misery index by the University of Melbourne ...

The Australian small-cap conundrum: VanEck

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... double the exposure to non-profitable companies, compared to global." The paper unearthed a fact that Neiron said might surprise Australian investors. It said global small-caps, in the context of market size, would be characterised as mid-caps in Australia ...

Risk of recession growing: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... to an end. I'm hopeful that maybe we have seen the end of rate hikes. But of course, the Reserve Bank continues to surprise on the upside." He explained a big factor will be the minimum wage case and said if the federal government increases 6% or ...