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US Fed indicates several more half-percentage rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... again agreed that the economic outlook was highly uncertain. Developments associated with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and COVID related lockdowns in China posed heightened risks for economies around the world, meeting minutes revealed. It said: "In ...

Liberals should liberate Australians from super: Bragg

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... enough to the system and often, they waste early access withdrawals on luxury expenditure." "That's what happened during the COVID period when the Liberal government had no control or monitoring plan on who was granted early access to super savings. ...

EQT reveals most popular fund launches

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2022
... developed purely for the wholesale market alone." "There was strong demand for investment funds from retail investors during COVID; funds that they could understand and relate to. Increased regulation and investor protection is certainly driving this ...

Total super assets grow to $3.4tn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
... increase of 10.4%. APRA said these figures reflect strong investment performance and positive contributions growth due to COVID-19 fiscal stimulus. However, the regulator noted that the March 2022 quarter reflects contributions beginning to revert to ...

Pandemic created a new billionaire every 30 hours: Oxfam

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
... 13.9% of global GDP, a three-fold increase (up from 4.4%) in 2000. This wealth has risen more in the first 24 months of COVID-19 than in the last 23 years combined. According to the data, the world's 10 richest men now own more wealth than the bottom ...

RBA outlines next phase of bond purchase program

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... November 2020 to provide additional support to the Australian economy which was in a very uncertain period of recovery from the COVID shock. The bond purchase program was designed to ease financial conditions by lowering bond yields further out the curve ...

Risk asset volatility guaranteed: Western Asset

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2022
... shone a spotlight on mortgage credit for its attractiveness on a relative-value basis. Following Australia's emergence from COVID lockdowns, lending has been conservative and real estate markets remain well supported by long-term fundamentals, the company ...

Allianz subsidiary, former portfolio managers charged over massive fraud

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... shoulder, making sure that he adhered to his promises, was asleep on the beat. And when the storm came in March 2020, when the COVID crash hit, these investors got soaked and lost billions." As a result, Allianz Global Investors is now automatically ...

Bolster your retention efforts: Robert Half

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2022
... 11.4%; estimated annual wage growth is 2.3%. About 75% of employers believe turnover will increase this year compared to pre-COVID, while 19% think it will remain the same and 5% believe it will decline. Interestingly, when asked why they expect turnover ...

CEW push for more women leaders

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
... Executive Women (CEW) fundraiser. The fundraiser, which was slated last year, had been postponed and rescheduled due to COVID-19 lockdowns but the organisation's 800-strong membership base came out in force to support it on May 10. The event was ...