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Megatrends impacting portfolio construction: Mercer

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024
Mercer portfolios solutions leader Rebecca Jacques outlined some of the major trends investors need to take into consideration when building clients' portfolios at the Financial Standard Managed Accounts Forum. Jacques said there are several structural ...

Federal Reserve rate cuts beckon

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
... rate cut is the rise in the unemployment rate, which is usually a main driver of Federal Reserve decisions, along with inflation. Inflation has been easing for a while and is moving closer to the Fed's targets, with projections indicating it will slow ...

ASIC updates super calculator relief instrument

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024
ASIC is updating the default rate of nominal wage inflation in its relief instrument, which will affect those who provide superannuation forecasts. The default rate of nominal wage inflation will decrease from 4% p.a. to 3.7% p.a. in ASIC (Superannuation ...

ECB cuts rates for second time

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024
... (ECB) dropped interest rates to 3.5%, the second time it's cut by 0.25% this year. The bank lowered rates on the back of inflation data that met its outlook. It anticipates headline inflation to average 2.5% in 2024, 2.2% in 2025, and 1.9% in 2026. "Inflation ...

Lazard AM brings Japanese equities fund to Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2024
... governance improvement driving better capital efficiency and higher shareholder return, and the shift from deflation to inflation gradually transforming economic behaviour. "We believe the market is still underestimating the potential of these two secular ...

NZ Super Fund shines bright with standout return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024
... eight years at Funds SA, credited robust global share market returns for the fund's strong investment gains. "Declining inflation, positive macroeconomic data and optimism that generative AI technology will boost corporate profitability saw global markets ...

RBA lays down the law on interest rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2024
... anticipated, the board does not expect that it will be in a position to cut rates in the near term." Bullock said that while inflation does appear to be coming back into the bank's 2-3% targe range, it remains too high. "With underlying inflation having ...

Future Fund annual return 'very strong'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... to these events with relatively low exposure to fully priced equities, low exposure to interest rates and a range of inflation hedges in place. "In this environment, I consider the annual return of 9.1% to be very strong." Notably, a Future Fund's position ...

Aussie economy grows 0.2% in June quarter

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... peaked. Central banks around the world are cutting rates or are looking to do so," he said. "Remaining vigilant about inflation is an important priority. But today's figures show that the economic discussion in Australia needs to shift toward encouraging ...

Advisers add 5.7% premium

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... clients. "Advisers' practical support also helped clients maintain strategies like dollar cost averaging as rising inflation cut their disposable income," he said. Advisers' value add has decreased by 0.20% from 2023. In 2022, the value of an ...