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Federal Reserve bumps interest rate by 0.75%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
The Federal Reserve has raised benchmark interest rates by another 0.75% and warned of further significant hikes to come. The Fed's funds rate is now in the range of 3%-3.25%, which is the highest it's been since before the Global Financial Crisis. ...

VC sector risks running cold

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... space, for reasons good and bad. While celebrities like tennis star Serena Williams are showing enthusiasm, rising interest rates have caused some to question the sector's outlook. Last year, super funds, family offices, private equity, and strategy ...

Will listed infrastructure protect portfolios during market downturn?

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
... around the infrastructure asset class is the amount of leverage. In a rising interest-rate environment, higher interest rates weigh on valuations and the returns that companies can generate. While many listed infrastructure companies have long-term fixed ...

2022 is the hardest year to retire: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
... bank hikes are said to hold promise for annuitising assets in the long-term, but the flow-on effect causing rising interest rates will mean short-term pain for individual and institutional investors. The report weighed up the pros and cons of living ...

Aussie farmland sees significant growth: ANREV

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
... agricultural commodities hit or moved close to record highs, widespread rainfall has supported Australian production and interest rates have been at record lows," Vogel said. Slower growth in farmland prices is, however, forecast for 2023 and beyond. ...

Rising number of active funds underperforming: SPIVA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
... of Australian Equity Mid and Small-Cap. In the current market context, the report said rising inflation, higher interest rates and surging commodity prices have darkened the landscape of the global economy. "The first half of 2022 was characterised by ...

RBA signals further interest rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... meeting yesterday, the board increased the cash rate target by 50 basis points to 2.35%. "The further increase in interest rates today will help bring inflation back to target and create a more sustainable balance of demand and supply in the Australian ...

Financial stress at record highs: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... increasing concerns about living costs as a result of volatile investment markets, rising inflation and higher interest rates." In 2022, nearly a million workers are severely financially distressed which AMP principally attributes to people's dissatisfaction ...

Financial literacy in Australia drops by almost 10%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... five financial literacy questions correctly, she explained. Boedker added that with rising living costs and high-interest rates, the importance of having higher levels of financial literacy, backed up by financial planning activities such as having a ...

Future Fund assets drop to $194.4bn

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
... during the year and that is because inflation is rising and central banks around the world are responding by rising interest rates which in turn is hitting asset values," he said. "To preserve the capital of the fund in that environment is exactly what ...