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Markets, economies benefit from eustress: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... hurry. It might take more than stopping inflation to see consumer-led recovery," he said. The rapid increase in interest rates since May 2022 from 0.10% to today's 4.35% has sparked worrying levels of stress for individuals and businesses and speaks ...

Interest rate cut may not come until 2025, experts warn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to keep interest rates on hold at 4.35% today but hopes for a rate cut around the corner may be off the table. In this month's Finder RBA Cash Rate Survey, 41 experts and economists weighed in on what ...

Demand for ETFs set to persevere

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... ETFs, at the expense of equity and multi-asset ETFs. This reflects investor aversion to growth assets amid rising interest rates, Morningstar said, adding this trend appears to be reversing since October 2023, with prospects of falling rates in 2024. ...

Ontario Teachers' massively underperforms benchmark

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... particularly major US technology stocks, and adjusted valuations in infrastructure and real estate due to rising interest rates. Ontario Teachers' president and chief executive Jo Taylor acknowledged the fund's disappointing result, ascribing ...

Global dividends reached record high in 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024
... strong and is providing plenty of firepower for dividends and share buybacks." Lofthouse said the effect of higher interest rates would likely have an impact in 2024 with economic growth expected to slow. "We are nevertheless optimistic for dividends ...

Taskforce suggests aged care funding be based on personal wealth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... taskforce supports government maintaining its central role in funding aged care, it does not support a specific increase to tax rates to fund future rises to aged care funding," the report states. Overall, there are 23 recommendations to improve the ...

Coalition's super for housing scheme slammed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... of its Global Pension Index found countries that allow early access to retirement savings for housing did not have higher rates of home ownership than Australia. The study also found the common feature of the best global retirement systems were that ...

Advisers show growing interest in ASX-listed Bitcoin ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... subsidiary was the first to launch a definitive suite of digital asset indexes with its flagship Bitcoin & Ethereum Benchmark Rates." In Australia, VanEck has been engaged with bringing a spot Bitcoin ETF to the ASX since early 2021. It was the first ...

Count completes Diverger acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... one of Australia's largest integrated accounting, wealth and services providers, including the ability to secure better rates on platforms, insurances, technology and research services." Count paid $1.3651 for every Diverger share following a 99.97% ...

Long-term cost of super early release to be $85bn: SMC

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
... with superannuation funds has continued to increase, surpassing pre-pandemic levels. This followed record-high satisfaction rates during the Early Release of the Super Scheme.