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Investing in research generates threefold economic output

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2023
... billion increase in present value, approximately 1.5% of Australia's current GDP. Funding research also raised the real income of Australians by $152.5 billion - a cumulative increase in the real income of Australians. The value of this impact is ...

Budget delivers surplus, with a catch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... impacts of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and domestic inflation could dampen household spending through reduced real income and higher for longer interest rates.

Minutes show RBA considered 50bp rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia contemplated raising interest rates by 50 basis points when it met earlier this month but ultimately determined the case for a 0.25% increase was stronger. In the February 7 meeting minutes released this morning, the RBA ...

OECD projects sharp growth deceleration

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022
Russia's invasion of Ukraine immediately slowed the recovery from the Covid pandemic and set the global economy on a course of lower growth, the OECD said. The intergovernmental organisation's latest economic outlook said global growth would ...

Low wage growth a deliberate design feature: ACTU

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
An ACTU report has blasted the Coalition government for the consistent entrenchment of low wage growth. The Morrison missing in action on wages report shows that over the entire term of the Morrison government, real wages have fallen by 2.3%. This is ...

Macquarie AM reveals outlook for 2022

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
Macquarie Asset Management has revealed the key themes set to shape the investment landscape and performance of key asset classes in 2022. The report, titled Outlook 22, reflects on the significant changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, and ...

Investment Leadership Awards finalists named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... Mason Asset Management - Legg Mason Martin Currie Eq Inc Fund Legg Mason Asset Management - Legg Mason Martin Currie Real Income Fund Lincoln Indicators - Lincoln Australian Income Fund Plato Investment Management - Plato Australian Shares Income Fund ...

Value managers fight back: Mercer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... performance of value factors seen elsewhere in the world." The Lazard Australian Equity and Martin Currie Australia Real Income funds were two value strategies that fell below median returns for the period. "Value, along with other return-enhancing factors ...

Household debt a major risk: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... mostly in the 1980s, accounts for most of the rise in household debt in Australia and globally. "Further, stronger real income growth in Australia compared with many other countries accounts for at least part of the stronger growth, and so higher level ...

Top performing Aussie equity funds unveiled

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... with 6.8% per annum over three years, managing to outperform the ASX 200 index by 1.6%. The Legg Mason Martin Currie Real Income Fund returned 1.6% followed by Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield Fund at 1.1%. Dunnin said the high performing Australian ...