Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 341 - 350 of 3618 results for "Interest rates"

Growth, quality stocks to outperform: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... recessionary-type scenario, so the investment giant is tilting defensively toward growth and quality companies. As interest rates increased across the globe, growth and quality stole back the crown from value stocks, however amid an ever-changing and ...

SMSFs continue to fly solo

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
... see increased allocation to defensive assets such as fixed income or cash products during uncertain times. With interest rates rising, the data suggests SMSFs are favouring assets that they see as low risk, with trustees now allocating 22% of their assets ...

Cash rate hits 4.1%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... level in more than a decade. Some underlying inflationary pressures in the economy cannot simply be fixed by hiking interest rates," said Groves. In the lead up to today's announcement, inflation stubbornly sat at 6.8% in May, up from 6.3% in the previous ...

First Sentier clients walk away with $13bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... markets tend to see more movements. For example, cash is an asset class that sees volatility of flows based on interest rates - a higher interest rate environment may see clients seeking to take advantage of higher yields." One fund that took a massive ...

Quality stocks outperform on average: Bell AM

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... vogue as institutional investors seek out companies with high probability and strong balance sheets amid rising interest rates. Speaking to Financial Standard Bell Asset Management chief investment officer Ned Bell explained that the mean reversion back ...

Wage increases to offset more rate hikes: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
... that we are experiencing. An arbitrary increase of this magnitude consigns Australia to high inflation, mounting interest rates and fewer jobs." Oliver agreed it makes life tough for small businesses. "Small businesses that have been seeing big cost ...

Risk of recession growing: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2023
... issues I think that are critical for Australia, whether we have a US or global recession, is how much the RBA raises interest rates, and a lot there depends on inflationary pressures," he said. "But you'd also have to say the risk of recession in ...

It's painful, but it's working: Lowe

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023
... touch over 4%," he said. This is based on both the impact of the government's budget and the RBA's increase in interest rates. "This is our ambition and our hope, but it's also our expectation," he said. However, to achieve this, Lowe said "a lot of ...

Aware Super bolsters strategy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
... allocation. "This team of seven investment professionals have a flexible mandate to actively trade macro markets across interest rates, FX, and equities to generate returns," he added. Ellis has a 16-year track record managing alpha strategies and a ...

Investors flock to conservative ETFs: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023
... interesting as well is that, because banks haven't increased cash deposit rates at anywhere near the same rate as interest rates, there's a lot more interest in investment type products that give you access to cash," he said. "By that I mean ...