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Economists divided over cash rate decision

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... low but positive, and unemployment rates are forecast to increase but remain low. "The economic misery index might rise a little, but we expect that it will likewise moderate in 2023," University of Melbourne researchers said. Janus Henderson fixed interest ...

Family offices look to infrastructure for alpha

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... the ARK Innovation ETF off 67% across the same period, public markets were bearish on tech, and many family offices had little reason to assume that venture valuations had not declined by at least those numbers by the end of 2022," BlackRock said. "Challenges ...

Risk of recession growing: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... 1.5%, the RBA's forecasts of growth slowing down to 1.25%," he says. Oliver explains AMP sees growth slowing down a little bit more than that. "Below 1% but avoiding a recession," he said. "I think it is critically important that interest rate hikes ...

Investors flock to conservative ETFs: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023
... accounts or term deposits and are now wanting to now deploy some of that into the markets. "Because markets have dipped a little bit, so they've got the capacity to invest at the moment," he said. "They might have paid off their mortgages already ...

Atrium hires abrdn wholesale lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... risk-targeted investment approach, which aims to ensure that portfolios take the right amount of risk - not too much or too little - and how it may be able to help deliver more predictable returns. "In the current inflationary environment, we see more ...

Class action commenced against IG Markets

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
... Court. "There is evidence that highly-leverage CFDs should never have been marketed to everyday Australian investors who had little or no experience in trading such complex products," Piper Alderman partner Kate Sambrook said. "The class action seeks ...

Budget of missed opportunities: Industry

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
... In a similar vein, the Housing Industry Association said the government's investment to improve housing supply will do little to put downward pressure on rent and housing affordability. "Housing affordability challenges facing Australian households can ...

NALI measure receives mixed response

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
... 2018/19 will also be exempted. Financial Advice Association Australia chief executive Sarah Abood described the measure as "a little surprising." "Limiting the income that is taxable as NALI to twice the level of a general expense, and exempting any ...

Federal budget 2023: Winners and losers

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... access its Home Guarantee Scheme, the number of spots available for the next financial year remains the same and there was little else in the way of immediate support announced for first-time buyers. Multinational companies: As part of an OECD-led crackdown ...

Mercer scoops up third BT business unit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... ratio of 12.3% and funding and liquidity ratios well above regulatory requirements. Our credit quality remains sound with little change in the level of stressed assets, however we boosted credit impairment provisions this half reflecting the forecast ...