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The ongoing evolution of super: Scheerlinck

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2022
... under the Albanese government. The Labor government has made clear its intentions to work with the super sector to boost economic growth, and AIST is on board with this plan, she said. Specifically, the government has said it hopes to establish a framework ...

OECD projects sharp growth deceleration

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
... and set the global economy on a course of lower growth, the OECD said. The intergovernmental organisation's latest economic outlook said global growth would decelerate to around 3% this year and to 2.8% in 2023. The previous economic outlook released ...

IFM Investors becomes majority shareholder in Atlas Arteria

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
... operator. The acquisition, made via the Global Infrastructure Fund (IFM GIF) is comprised of a relevant interest and economic interest. The fund has said it regularly invests in companies that align with its investment priorities and have the potential ...

Banks flag imminent consecutive double rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022
Commonwealth Bank and Westpac economists have predicted the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to bump up official rates to 1.35% when it next meets in July; NAB and ANZ believe there will be another double hike in the next two months. Quickly following ...

Reserve Bank shocks with hawkish 50bp increase

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
... prices. The terms of trade are at a record high." However, Lowe held that one source of uncertainty about Australia's economic outlook was how household spending evolved given the increasing pressure on households' budgets from higher inflation ...

Reserve Bank tipped to hike rates again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2022
Economists have had their say about tomorrow's Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decision, the vast majority anticipate the central bank to jack up cash rates. A Finder survey has said that 86% of its expert panelists believe the cash rate will change ...

ASFA, Deloitte recommend group insurance changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
... underinsured individuals. Partner at Deloitte Access Economics John O'Mahony said: "Insurance in super provides clear social and economic benefits to Australian households and the broader community." "It covers almost 10 million people. In 2021, 50,000 ...

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 ...

Investors Mutual, Vaughan Nelson partner

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... with exposure to global small caps, you get exposure to a whole range of new sectors, new geography, and also different economic cycles," he said. "There's nearly an 8000 stock universe that global SMID caps will offer investors, that's a lot ...

GDP rises but headwinds abound

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2022
... that profits are increasing at more than 20%. This could be measured as a positive reflection of continued growth in economic activity, but the ACTU highlighted that despite these gains, labour share of GDP hit an all-time low. An ACTU statement said ...