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16% of asset managers to exit by 2027: PwC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2023
... proposition right will be heightened by an impending mass transfer of wealth from baby boomers to millennials. Concerns over inflation, market volatility, and interest rate movements are highlighted as major issues for both investors and asset managers ...

Aware Super returns 10.7% for FY23

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
... international investment office in London to help source and manage key offshore investments. In conclusion, Graham said inflation is easing but it's still too soon to suggest economic pressures are at bay. "So, we'll be as vigilant as ever in ...

HESTA generates 9.59% investment return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023
... bonds, property, and infrastructure struggled, encumbered by rate rises from central banks combatting persistently high inflation. HESTA chief investment officer Sonya Sawtell-Rickson said while the fund expected periods of market volatility, it was ...

Frontier calls for better unlisted asset valuations

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
... frequent valuations. Frontier said this helps navigate economic uncertainty and significant changes in interest rates and inflation levels. Yet, they warn that ongoing increases in valuation frequency should be approached with caution as the associated ...

AustralianSuper posts solid return for FY23

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
... "There are challenges ahead in the higher interest rate environment and there are headwinds to economic growth, and while inflation is abating it still remains above central bank targets," he said. "Our overall outlook suggests that we will continue ...

RBA pause short but sweet: Mousina

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
... September so two more hikes in this current cycle." AMP had forecasted a July raise due to the minimum wage increase and inflation data still being higher than RBA targets. As to whether last month's minimum wage increase should offset more hikes ...

Global X launches commodities ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023
... making them easiest for investors to access," Hannon said. "Importantly, commodities function as a natural hedge against inflation; their prices tend to rise when inflation is rising. "For this reason, commodities can add protective benefits to a portfolio ...

Wage increases shouldn't equal rate hikes

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... now 3.5%," he said. "Is any economist trying to suggest that a 1% increase in wages higher than it was previously when inflation hit 7% and 8% is somehow going to cripple the economy? "This is where market economists just don't live in the real world." ...

Rising costs bite asset owners

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023
... declined. One asset manager participant said audit, tax preparation, and custodian fees seem to be rising in line with inflation. Another said the only area where costs have reduced is in equity brokerage thanks to automation. ESG-related costs, and ...

Cbus delivers strong returns, grapples property headwinds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
... headwinds in property, the result is shaping up to be a very good absolute return, particularly in an environment of high inflation, rising interest rates, the Russia-Ukraine War, and issues in the US regional banking system," he said. Chatfield emphasised ...