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RBA set to lift the cash rate again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
... levels in over a decade. Although the nation's inflation rate is currently more than three times higher than the central bank's mandate target range, a more aggressive response seems out of the question." "Indeed, in the RBA's most recent meeting minutes ...

Mercer identifies investment opportunities for 2023

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
... state of flux on various fronts, including an economic slowdown amid monetary tightening, inflation ballooning above central bank targets, and conflict between Russia and Ukraine, a Mercer Déjà new report said all is not lost. It suggests investors ...

Sovereign wealth funds increase investment horizons, private market exposure

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
Sovereign wealth funds have continued to extend their investment time horizons in reaction to high levels of volatility, increasing allocations to illiquid private markets, an Invesco Global Sovereign Asset Management study said. The Invesco study ...

RBA governor cites climate, energy transition in inflation response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... energy as two of four longer-term changes to the global economy that are "likely to affect the dynamics of inflation, central bank policy and the way business operates in Australia." In a speech addressing CEDA's Annual Dinner, Lowe spoke about the "scourge" ...

Super assets decline despite contributions surge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
Total superannuation assets dropped 3.2% in the year to September 30 despite a 12% increase in contributions. APRA's latest statistics show $150.2 billion in contributions were made in the period, which is about 12% higher than the previous corresponding ...

Industrial property ensures big wins for TelstraSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
TelstraSuper investment chief Graeme Miller says exposure to industrial property delivered bumper returns for the superannuation fund as the boom in online shopping drove up values. The unlisted property sector makes up about 11% of the super fund's ...

Australia can avoid recession: Outlook

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
Australia should be able to evade a recession, despite the high inflationary environment, AMP's Shane Oliver says. Amid dire, bleak, and gloomy economic outlooks, Oliver - AMP's head of investment strategy, economics, and chief economist - said if further ...

ASIC probes super fund, investment manager greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
ASIC chair Joe Longo said the market regulator is currently investigating several listed companies, super funds, and managed funds for potential greenwashing. "Only last week we issued our first greenwashing penalty, and we're currently investigating ...

Federal Reserve raises rates 0.75%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
... by 75 basis points, flagging ongoing increases will be necessary to bring inflation down to target. Following the central bank's decision, the federal funds rate benchmark sits between 3.75% and 4%. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said the Fed is ...

Central banks to tighten on all sides: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... pushing inflation back down to their targets, according to the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII). The European Central Bank (ECB) raised rates another 0.75%, and BII expects the Fed to do the same this week. "That's a record pace for the ECB ...