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Fixed interest themes you can't ignore: Janus Henderson

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
... resources rich countries like Australia. On nationalisation, he said: "When cut-off from the rest of the world during the pandemic, nations' vulnerabilities to supply dislocations and weaknesses in their manufacturing sectors were laid bare. While there ...

Still potential for dividends growth: Ausbil

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
... lead to an increase in dividends. "Payout ratios are not stretched as many companies took the opportunity during the pandemic to reduce payout ratios and or rebuild their balance sheets," he commented. "In fact, we see slightly higher payout ratios from ...

Hostplus defies inflation fears

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... mind despite intense inflationary forces. "When supply chain issues and the energy supply constraints arising from the pandemic and the war in Ukraine subside, inflation will come down," he states. Sicilia is not suggesting that interest rates will head ...

Retirement no longer back of mind: Equip

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... in safeguarding their future. Evidently, 39% of Australians consider their super more important now than prior to the pandemic, with around a third saying they think about their retirement plans more often. Equipsuper chief executive Scott Cameron said ...

The game changing trends planners should know about

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... learning is nothing new, it's been accelerating for five and a half decades now. But it really sped up throughout the pandemic," he said. "However, one of the things that we've seen really speed up over the last couple of years is in the area ...

Never been more optimistic: Abood

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... been deeply affected by Covid and not just in the obvious ways," she said. She said demand for financial advice over the pandemic period has skyrocketed. "But on the other hand, I believe that the many challenges we've faced as a profession have ...

Global X launches copper miners ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... copper prices fall due to slowed global economic activity, but it's been one of the best-performing assets in the post-pandemic recovery, with prices this year increasing by 2.4%," he said. "The investment opportunity for Australian investors is to use ...

Industrial property ensures big wins for TelstraSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... heavily skewed to what he describes as 'daily needs' shopping centres which proved to be very resilient to the pandemic. Bunnings stores are his favourite example. "We've got a large exposure to about 35 Bunnings stores," he points out. "They ...

Australia can avoid recession: Outlook

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
... swerve a downturn. The Budget projected a net immigration of 235,00 this financial year, which is consistent with pre-pandemic levels, and should help ease labour shortages and the tight job market. "Which in turn will help head off a surge in wages ...

Australian housing slump marches on

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
After surging 28.6% between the pandemic low in September 2020 to a high in April, national property prices have fallen 6%, said AMP chief economist Shane Oliver. "The key drivers of the downturn remain: poor affordability, rising mortgage rates, some ...