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RBA signals further interest rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Phillip Lowe has said the board will do what's necessary to ensure inflation in Australia returns to target. At its meeting yesterday, the board increased the cash rate target by 50 basis points to 2.35%. "The ...

RBA anticipated to lift the cash rate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
According to Finder's RBA Cash Rate survey, 97% of economists and experts have forecast that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will increase the cash rate today. The survey found that almost two-thirds of respondents predicted a rise of 50 basis ...

Calls for greater efforts to close gender pay, super gap

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022
... knowledge and the power to equalise pay packets," Grant said. "When employers pay less to women than men, they are sending the signal that women are less valuable in the workplace than men. This needs to be corrected with urgency."

Martin Currie introduces Aussie equities strategy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
Martin Currie Australia, the active equity specialist investment manager of Franklin Templeton, has launched an Active Insights strategy that focuses on fundamental analysis. The Active Insights strategy employs a unique process to capture outperformance ...

FSC guidance looks to eliminate greenwashing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022
... and facilitate the transition to a low carbon future." It's intended that FSC's guidance for fund managers will signal government, regulators, and consumers that the Australian investment community sees climate action as a top priority. "The ...

Acadian to build systematic credit capability

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2022
... most closely resemble the equity strategies we manage today and will benefit from our existing expertise in data analysis, signal construction, and trading." "Scott has had a stellar professional and academic career focused on systematic investing. We ...

Review of YFYS receives mixed response

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
The government's Treasury review into the operation of the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) laws and MySuper performance tests has had a mixed reception. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones said the government is ...

Ord Minnett announces Perth office launch

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
Ord Minnett has announced its expansion into Western Australia with the launch of its first Perth office. After acquiring EL & C Baillieu in November 2020, the wealth management group said it was the combination of both businesses that strengthened ...

Stagflation: What should we expect?

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
... to stay in the near term," QIC chief economist Matthew Peter said. "The central banks aren't going to get a lot of signal from prices for inflation to alter their path. So we're going to see sustained inflation in the near term. In turn, we are ...

Systemic disadvantages create retirement insecurity: HESTA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022
HESTA has submitted that applying the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) principles in Australia would lead to greater certainty and returns for super members. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said as a super fund ...