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RBA outlines next phase of bond purchase program

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... unemployment declined to extremely low levels and inflation had ballooned. Given that background, the board began to raise interest rates and begin the process of quantitative easing, Kent said. He added: "The decline in our bond holdings will be gradual ...

AWOF unitholders to vote on trustee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... investment outcomes for clients." AMP said it will continue to work with Dexus to convince shareholders it is in their interest to retain the current team which, over the last three years, has achieved a return of 9.5% per annum. The battle for AWOF ...

Beware super home buyer collateral damage: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
... opportunity for first home buyers to get into this market sooner. Bouris said: "The argument that you lose compounding interest by drawing money out of your super is correct but, the thing that's missed here is that as a result of being able to withdraw ...

T. Rowe Price names new head of ESG enablement

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
T. Rowe Price has named Poppy Allonby as its new investment and ESG leader, hiring BlackRock's former head of global product for Asia Pacific. Allonby will join the firm on June 6 and brings with her 20 years of asset management industry experience. ...

Risk asset volatility guaranteed: Western Asset

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
... fixed-income investors should invest in credit that is linked to cash rates, such as RMBS that have a floating rate of interest that increases if rates go up. "Despite the global challenges, we believe that RMBS are better protected now from falls in ...

Super home buyer scheme fails to move the needle

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... generated while the fund holds a share of the home. "On the other hand, the member might be saving some rent or mortgage interest and we presume that any capital gain would be tax-free to the fund, another potential positive." Presumably, super funds ...

Barclays increases stake in Barrenjoey

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
Barclays has almost doubled its interest in Barrenjoey, providing additional capital to assist with the creation of fixed income derivatives and equity financing platforms. Barclays said Australia is an important part of its strategic growth plans in ...

Trust in financial services jumps: CFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... industry given the significant amount of negative news coverage at the time." Though into the future, Carroll said as interest rates rise and returns fall on asset classes, financial advisers may be more challenged maintaining trust levels with clients. ...

Investors seek inflationary refuge in diversification strategies

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... focused on higher-yielding assets such as emerging market debt and high-yield bonds. Private markets continued to attract interest as investors searched for alternatives to more traditional equity and fixed income allocations the report explained. This ...

Bolster your retention efforts: Robert Half

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
With close to 90% of employers afraid they'll lose their best team members to new opportunities, 80% of them are planning to increase salaries by an average of 11.4% this year. Latest insights from Robert Half looking at the financial services sector ...