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Excise tax, super top budget worries

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... government's agenda - with popularity possibly trumping the effectiveness of policies. In December's mid-year economic and fiscal outlook, the government allocated $16 billion to "decisions taken but not yet announced and not for publication". While ...

ASIC scrutinises managed fund marketing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... fund surveillance, as retail and unsophisticated investors continue to grapple with historically low yields alongside the outlook of even greater global risks and uncertainties," ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said. "ASIC remains concerned that managed ...

US, UK hike interest rates

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... war was also likely to exacerbate global supply chain disruptions and has increased the uncertainty around the economic outlook significantly. This will add to global inflationary pressures over coming months, and growth in economies that are net energy ...

Learn to live with inflation: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
BlackRock Investment Institute shared its thoughts on how to thrive in a 'new market regime', including the outlook for equities and inflation. According to the global investment institute, the global economy is currently entering a new market ...

MSCI, FTSE Russell drop Russia from indexes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... deeming it uninvestable. Earlier this week MSCI downgraded Russia's ESG rating, dropping from BBB to BB with a negative outlook. Meanwhile, FTSE Russell will delete Russia from all its equity indices from March 7. "Russia index constituents that are ...

MSCI downgrades Russia's ESG rating

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... Rating of Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. Russia's rating was downgraded from BBB to B with a negative outlook, and the rating for Belarus was also downgraded from BB to B. The ratings reflect how a country's exposure to and management ...

Supply chain, labour shortage fears: Analysts

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
... said that whilst the sector has the strongest balance sheets, there are many concerns around the growth and investment outlook for tech companies. Nearly 60% of analysts covering tech say that management is more confident about the year ahead, however ...

EY appoints chief economist

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
... "The economy, and business, has proven to be incredibly resilient throughout the pandemic, but that does not mean the outlook is without risk. "Our clients, across all sectors, are continuing to face tough new challenges, many of which they haven't faced ...

Advisers optimistic about revenue growth

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
... but remained negative with many investors remaining reluctant to commit to new investments, Quirk said. "Although the outlook for investment markets is somewhat uncertain, investor and adviser sentiment is high," he said.

What fund selectors want: Natixis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... gloom, fund selectors remain upbeat about returns. Long-term return assumptions are on the rise, up from 7.1% in their 2021 outlook to 7.8% in 2022. However, Natixis reported selectors may be challenged to meet the outsized expectations of clients, who ...