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2022 is the hardest year to retire: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
... costs, and 33% relied too much on public benefits. Meanwhile, 23% underestimated real estate costs and 21% were too aggressive with investments. Natixis IM country head for Australia and New Zealand Louise Watson said inflation impacts asset classes ...

AZ Sestante launches digital investing solution

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2022
... managed by AZ Sestante. The portfolios are the Sestante Dynamic Conservative, Sestante Dynamic Balanced, Sestante Dynamic Aggressive, Sestante ESG Focus Conservative, Sestante ESG Focus Balanced and Sestante ESG Focus Aggressive. A statement said the ...

QIC braces against recession risks

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2022
As the manager of the Queensland government's long-term financial interests and a quasi-sovereign wealth fund, QIC can avoid the painful APRA performance test. This is a tremendous advantage for Allison Hill, QIC's state chief investment officer ...

ANZ, Suncorp deal cops industry backlash

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2022
... Julia Angrisano said back-office functions would be the first to go and ANZ would then embark on an extension of its aggressive branch closure program, especially in locations with both ANZ and Suncorp branches. "This is bad for jobs and bad for competition ...

Is the wage price spiral narrative a lie?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
... inflation, according to an Australia Institute analysis. While a plethora of market commentary has expressed concern that aggressive wage growth will elevate inflation levels, the analysis said such fears typically ignore the fact that real wage growth ...

Pendal FUM drops $12bn

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2022
... inflation worries, ongoing concerns over geopolitical tensions, and fears of economic recession around the world due to aggressive tightening measures by major central banks. This has resulted in client caution, which has driven fund redemptions." Good ...

Rate rises more likely after unemployment plunge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... to 3.5%, the lowest level since 1974, and near-record inflation hasn't subsided, leading experts to believe that aggressive rate hikes will continue. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data showed the number of jobs this month jumped by 88,000 ...

Super Fierce super index shows top 15 funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022
... AustralianSuper's High Growth option. Other strong options are HESTA High Growth, Sunsuper Growth, CareSuper Growth and PSS Aggressive. Meanwhile, for a 50-year-old man with $220,000 today on an income of $155,000 and planning to retire at 67, the best ...

Relax rate expectations: Franklin Templeton

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
The investment manager believes the market's current interest rate expectations are too aggressive. In its latest review of the outlook for inflation and monetary policy, Franklin Templeton said it remains of the view that the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Volatile crypto markets need better regulation: CHOICE

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2022
... involved or interested in crypto trading. CHOICE senior policy adviser Patrick Veyret said: "This number is rising amid aggressive marketing and promotion campaigns by the crypto industry, often involving celebrities and influencers." He added that the ...