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US recession probability reaches 75% - is Australia at risk?

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022

According to UNSW Business School associate professor Konark Saxena, the probability of a US recession is about 75%, possibly impacting several macroeconomic indicators. To bring down inflation, the US Federal Reserve must increase interest rates until ...

Future Fund proves resilience to market shocks

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022

... allocation to strategies designed to protect the portfolio against inflationary scenarios. In addition, the risk of a global recession has increased at the same time, further testing investment strategies. "The portfolio continues to be positioned moderately ...

Budget deficit pressured by debt costs

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022

... an enormous elephant in the budgetary room. The budget was conditioned on a forecast for the global economy to avoid recession and the Australian economy to expand by 1.5% next year; this is heroic to say the least. In our view a global recession is ...

Perpetual takeover of Pendal progresses

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022

In Perpetual's first quarter business update, it said that progress has been made across the key conditions to the Pendal Group takeover, including client consents and regulatory approvals. Perpetual chief executive and managing director Rob Adams ...

ETF industry drops in value

CASSANDRA BALDINI | FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022

... as a long-term source of income given the rise in interest rates." Tieu explained while you can't escape the talk of recession, the best thing investors can do at present is to tune out the noise and focus on meaningful portfolio diversification. "Financial ...

US state public pensions fragile: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022

... has lost about half of its gains since 2021. This is the largest single year decline in funded ratio since the Great Recession. The foremost contributing factors to the current level of unfunded liabilities were underperforming investments, lower assumed ...

Financial stability risks escalate: RBA

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022

... monetary policy than is currently reflected in financial market pricing. This would exacerbate the risk of a global recession and likely result in a further widening in risk premiums," the review said. "Large and disorderly declines in financial asset ...

Chief executives anticipate recession: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022

The current economic climate is a top concern for global chief executives, but many are already prepared for a recession, according to the KPMG 2022 Chief Executive Outlook. The report said 86% of chief executives believe a recession will happen over ...

RBA lifts rates, lifts markets

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022

... Australia will be cautious not to be too aggressive like the US and other central banks to lead the economy to some form of recession, despite the labour market still being quite tight." University of Sydney professor of macroeconomics James Morley said ...

Equipsuper restructures investment team

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022

... inflation under control, even at the expense of economic prosperity, we believe it's not a matter of if there will be a recession, but when." "Investor sentiment continues to swing quite dramatically; markets hate uncertainty and we have that in ...

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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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