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Environmental goals edge out social issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2022
... which require behavioural change. "This makes the environmental factor a popular topic for thematic investors with an interest in product impact, particularly when there is a political support for green industries," she said. Gender equality is perhaps ...

Centuria snaps up six industrial assets for $132m

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... CIP's most recent acquisitions nod to the current low yield environment in industrials. "We're still sitting in a low interest rate environment, and probably one of the biggest factors playing into why industrial yields are at the level they are is evidence ...

Residential property demand to weaken

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... number of auction figures recorded in the final quarter of 2021. With stock levels running low and the potential for interest rates to rise, BuyersBuyers co-founder Pete Wargent predicts residential property will not experience the same frenzy as last ...

Investors should embrace alternatives: J.P. Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... Outlook which explores the investment case for alternatives amid a world of muted expected returns, historically low interest rates and elevated volatility. The report also provides a 12-to-18-month outlook across every key alternative asset classes ...

Inflation to retreat in 2022: Fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... consumption have exacerbated the supply chain issues will help drive higher inflation levels. Yet, in line with rising interest rates, Taylor said inflation will eventually fade as central banks across the globe respond to high inflation data. "Central ...

Advice industry loses 800 over New Year period

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
The exit of 807 advisers during the Christmas and New Year break leaves the total population close to dipping below the 18,000 mark. There are currently 18,015 practising financial advisers left, according to Rainmaker's modelling of the ASIC Financial ...

Macquarie AM reveals outlook for 2022

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... combined with a monetary policy framework focused on inflation targeting, has resulted in steady downward pressure on interest rates, both short- and long-term. This, in turn, has fuelled rapid growth in debt, asset values and the financial sector," ...

MSCI teams up with Menai Financial Group

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... institutional investors are increasingly considering opportunities within the digital asset class, MSCI said. As investor interest grows, MSCI has recognised the demand for robust frameworks and analytical tools to help provide insights into performance ...

Investors dig deeper for alternative assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... strategy Glyn Nelson said. Multi-family or build-to-rent housing in Australia is also expected to surge, thanks to low interest rates and double-digit growth rates in property across major cities. "Furthermore, secular tailwinds supported by urban migration ...

Water, water everywhere but nothing to drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... governments around the world couldn't spend their way into a recovery forever without hitting some sort of a roadblock -interest rates on their borrowings to shore up their domestic economies would go up. And interest rates have risen. The yield on ten-year ...