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73% of chief executives predict global economic decline: PwC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
A PwC survey shows that 73% of chief executives predict global economic decline in 2023, the most pessimistic outlook in over a decade. Moreover, according to the PwC Global CEO Survey, nearly 40% of chief executives think their organisations won't ...

Factor investors increase allocations: Invesco

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
... where factor investing is being used within fixed income, and approaches to its implementation. Despite recent economic volatility, 67% of respondents said that factor investing helped them manage risk during market turbulence. A similar number indicated ...

Super's defense against economic volatility

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
At the ASFA Conference, former deputy prime minister and Cbus chair Wayne Swan called superannuation a great triumph of social-democratic policy as it's become a major source of social stability. The world has become a more dangerous place, its ...

Global economy biased toward active management

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2017
A majority of investors are turning to actively managed investments in times of economic volatility, new research by global asset manager Natixis found. Eight in ten (79%) investors said they favour active managers to help generate alpha in this current ...

Millennials' financial heartache drives P2P lending

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... executive Daniel Foggo said. "They are starting their wealth accumulation at a time of low interest rates, economic volatility and very high property prices. They need to be smart with their money, and they know a low-interest bearing bank account isn't ...

Lonsec upgrades NovaPort fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... growth opportunities will continue to deliver some exciting performance for investors regardless of broad economic volatility. The performance of the funds has been strong over the long-term, with the wholesale smaller companies fund delivering 12.2% ...

FEATURE: Defending wealth

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... According to Challenger chief executive, life Richard Howes02, annuities are increasingly valuable in a climate of economic volatility and an investment culture that places too much emphasis on risky assets. "I think our retirement system," he says ...

Goldman Sachs focuses on HNW with private bank

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... wealthy individual category comes amid declines in Goldman Sachs' core investment business on the back of economic volatility and new regulations restricting bank use of funds for trading. "We've been in the wealth business for a long time," AFP reported ...

EQT wins Austock Life mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... Mortgage Income Fund has continued to perform better than most alternative income investments through global economic volatility. "Furthermore, at a time when term deposit rates vary due to the banks increase in cost of funds, mortgage funds can make ...

Private equity activity improves: research

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
... Overall the data is encouraging, demonstrating the strength and stability of the industry in times of wider economic volatility and uncertainty." Small and medium-sized firms are funded mainly by private equity managers, which contribute to current growth ...