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Australian CPI falls to 6.8%, adds to halt hopes

CASSANDRA BALDINI | THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023

... April. 'In the past the governor has mentioned that the path between the vanquishing of inflation and avoiding a recession, or at least a sharp growth slowdown, is a narrow one," he said. "Were the RBA to avail itself of a pause in the rate hike ...

We sit at a watershed moment: Paton

CHLOE WALKER | THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023

... indicator, there's another staying stubbornly high," Paton said. "The RBA walks the narrowest of paths to avoid recession, control inflation, and achieve broader economic stability." Now, an additional overlay to consider is with the recent failure ...

Portfolio resistance is key: VanEck

CASSANDRA BALDINI | THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023

... seen gold jump from US$1809 to $1977 on Thursday last week driven by the current bank crisis," he said. "With elevated recession risk in the US we are of the view that gold has a positive return profile. In other words, there is more upside to the price ...

Outflows, M&A batter active managers

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023

... billion in inflows last year, with Aussie bond ETFs jumping 65% year on year with an injection of $2.8 billion. Whether a recession eventuates or not, Tieu makes a point that one strategy will not perform better than the other. "The best thing for the ...

It's not 2008, but there's likely more pain ahead: Iggo

CHLOE WALKER | TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023

... into problems," he said. "In turn, this will impact on local economies and small- and medium-sized businesses, thus US recession risks are higher." Amid market turmoil, Iggo favours bonds. "Fixed income markets love a rate peak," he said. "Returns from ...

RBA rate rises up in the air: Economists

CASSANDRA BALDINI | FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023

... tightening will be needed to slow the economy. "Enough to get inflation to fall to its 2-3% target but without delivering a recession," he said. Overnight, the Bank of England opted to raise interest rates, hiking them a further 25 basis points to 4. ...

No systemic risk with SVB, but issues remain: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI | WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023

... valuation support and a diverse deposit base, and we are avoiding banks with credit risk as these are more exposed to recession risk," they said. While there is still an expectation of heightened near-term volatility, the SVB event could ultimately have ...

Capital markets spearhead next recession: CIO

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023

... financial crisis, according to an investment expert, as unsustainable debt levels could tip global economies into a recession. In her recent visit to Australia, Ariel Investments chief investment officer Rupal Bhansali told Financial Standard that highly ...

Fund selectors insulating portfolios, embrace active management: Natixis IM

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023

... number of active funds on their platform this year, the survey said. Additionally, 54% of fund selectors forecast that a recession will reveal passive investments inadequacies. More than half (67%) were also concerned that large inflows and outflows ...

I know it's hard, but it could be harder: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI | WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023

... weren't likely to be significantly impacted by interest rate increases. "You seem prepared to smash Australia into a recession by trying to squash demand in response to inflation that has, on the RBA's own analysis, been predominantly a result ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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