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Insto investors tempted by crypto

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... research claims 43% of investments have a significantly more positive view of Bitcoin compared to at the beginning of the pandemic. A further 35% say their view has improved slightly while just 9% maintain a negative view. When it comes to how they consider ...

It will pay to keep employees happy: Fink

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
... founder and chief executive Larry Fink has urged chief executives to adjust to the new world of work ushered in by the pandemic, and stem staff turnover by listening to employees. In his annual letter to chief executives, Fink focussed on the impact ...

Investors dig deeper for alternative assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... sciences, student accommodation, and senior living are among the sub-sectors that investors will target in 2022 amid the pandemic and other macro trends like ageing populations, e-commerce, and rising wealth, the Alternatives in 2022 report finds. In ...

Water, water everywhere but nothing to drink

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... early days of the New Year. This would have been a positive indication that aggressive fiscal and monetary policy counter-pandemic measures have succeeded. Indeed, along with easing social restrictions and the re-opening of businesses due to increased ...

Australian billionaires double fortunes during pandemic: Oxfam

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... 47 richest had doubled at a rate of $2376 per second or more than $205 million a day during the first two years of a pandemic. As a result, that has seen the incomes of 99% of humanity fall and more than 160 million people forced into poverty. That equates ...

Strongest quarter for BlackRock

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... shareholders." He added that BlackRock enters 2022 in a strong position, despite global uncertainty amid the ongoing pandemic. "BlackRock enters 2022 better positioned than ever - we remain confident in our ability to continue generating differentiated ...

Not all tech created equal: Principal

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
... S&P 500 index), investors may be waiting for the other shoe to drop," Shah said. "As financial conditions tighten and pandemic headwinds ease, cyclical conditions become increasingly unfavorable for the sector. "But not all tech is created equal," she ...

ETFs had best year in 2021: Vanguard

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
... the Australian ETF industry has in part been accelerated by the growing number of new retail investors throughout the pandemic. "We believe this is because Australians seek ways to build sustainable income or new avenues to channel discretionary pay," ...

Investors reveal strong appetite for real estate in 2022

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
... back of excellent performance results for the sector driven by increased demand for logistics space during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is in sharp contrast to offices and retail which were 15% and 23% down from their long-term averages, with the remaining ...

PIMCO lowers GDP growth rate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
... labour market ahead, together with Australia and the UK. "We see several likely reasons why the US stands out. First, the pandemic response relied more heavily on unemployment insurance than furlough schemes, resulting in lower job attachment. Second ...