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HMC Capital launches alternatives fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... said. "Our prediction that 2022 would present a challenging investment environment has been realised in recent months. Economies and markets are moving into a new phase which is highly uncertain. "While a natural instinct in this environment is to allocate ...

Super trustees face rough seas ahead: Byres

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
... small is bad' approach. However, overall, it was difficult to get away from the fact that size, translating into economies of scale, helped deliver better member outcomes, he said. Byres posited that trustees that can't compete on that basis ...

Sue Brake to leave Future Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
... thank Sue for her valuable contribution to the Future Fund during a time of unprecedented change in global markets and economies. "Her leadership and work on the review of the investment strategy leave a significant and positive legacy at the Future ...

Ord Minnett announces Perth office launch

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
... to the state's economic growth. "As the fastest-growing state over the last two years and one of top performing economies in the world the economic fundamentals look excellent," he explained. "With an unemployment rate of 2.9% (the lowest across ...

Stagflation: What should we expect?

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
... According to Joiner, collapsing global consumer confidence should also be taken seriously. "We are seeing this in all major economies... Consumers don't like inflation and interest rates compounding in terms of cost of living," he said. "What I really ...

The big case for big data

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
... down and go into a world where we're counting widgets and are understanding the key drivers to how a company works, how economies work and how the world works. "If you can do that, then you can bring up the chain of decisions and have an impact at the ...

Active Super, Vision Super mull merger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
... super funds are increasingly looking to partner with like-minded funds to unlock additional benefits for members through economies of scale." "As an industry fund open to all, any decision to merge must be in the best financial interests of our members ...

OECD projects sharp growth deceleration

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
... inflation has continued to rise, eroding household incomes and spending, hitting vulnerable households and emerging-market economies particularly hard. "Further increases in food and energy prices and persisting supply-chain bottlenecks are key factors ...

Reserve Bank shocks with hawkish 50bp increase

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022
... inflation in Australia has increased significantly. Lowe said: "While inflation is lower than in most other advanced economies, it is higher than earlier expected. Global factors, including Covid-related disruptions to supply chains and the war in Ukraine ...

ASFA, Deloitte recommend group insurance changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
... disability. However, even with insurance in super, Australia has lower levels of insurance than several comparable OECD economies. From a fiscal perspective, this has an adverse effect on the economy as insurance through super reduces the social security ...