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Aussie government debt to double: Janus Henderson

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
... Sovereign Debt Index shows Australia is expected to owe $68,806 per person in government debt by 2025. The report shows central bank holdings of government debt rose 9% in 2021, with the Reserve Bank of Australia one of the main drivers. "Australian ...

RBA names new deputy governor

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
... Michele Bullock has become the first female deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia. Bullock has been with the central bank since 1985 and served as an assistant governor since 2010. Bullock is currently assistant governor, financial system ...

Credit market outlook strong: ABDO

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... interest rates will have on the global economy," he said. "Investors should expect inflation to remain well above the central bank target of 2-3% and active management is very important to managing this challenge. "Growth assets remain an integral part ...

Regulators fret over hobby traders

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... consultation paper on retail market conduct issues, with ASIC to co-chair a Retail Market Conduct Task Force with the Central Bank of Ireland. The consultation paper outlines several issues in retail trading that regulators are concerned about - from ...

Hume, Bragg address Blockchain Week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
... world will benefit. This needs to be addressed. The removal of Russia from SWIFT and the sanctioning of the Russian Central Bank has given this issue fresh urgency," Bragg said. "While this has been going on, cryptocurrency transactions have been allowed ...

Biden signs executive order on digital assets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... would need to be planted to offset just one non-fungible token sale. The order also supports the development of a central bank digital currency, which the Federal Reserve is already consulting on. In late January the bank released a discussion paper ...

Super funds drop Russian assets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... investment portfolios to achieve this outcome acknowledging that our ability is somewhat hampered by the Russian Central Bank ordering market brokers to reject foreign clients trying to sell Russian securities," Hostplus said. A spokesperson for Cbus ...

Learn to live with inflation: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
BlackRock Investment Institute shared its thoughts on how to thrive in a 'new market regime', including the outlook for equities and inflation. According to the global investment institute, the global economy is currently entering a new market ...

Australia confirms economic sanctions against Russia

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
... banks from the SWIFT global payments messaging system. They also include restrictive measures to prevent the Russian Central Bank from using its international reserves in a way that undermines sanctions. Further, so-called "golden passports" for wealthy ...

EM investors brace for geopolitical impact

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
Russia's shocking attack on the Ukraine has far-reaching implications for emerging markets investors. Franklin Templeton's emerging markets team said it is "monitoring developments very closely, with the twin goals of being risk-aware and prioritising ...