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Big tech, interest rates dominate reporting season

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
Interest rate speculation and big tech were the hottest topics among investors in the latest round of Australia's reporting season. Demographic changes and digital advancements continue to prop up opportunities for technology, with the sector supporting ...

What fund selectors want: Natixis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2022
... relations and 24% are worried about economic growth. The analysis also showed seven in 10 fund selectors globally see interest rates as a key portfolio risk in 2022, followed by 68% who ranked inflation as a top risk. Valuations were cited as the top ...

Inflation to hit ASX returns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
... ability to pass on rising inflation. Another contributing factor is that higher inflation generally results in rising interest rates, which in turn makes stocks less attractive to investors compared to bonds. "As inflation increased in 2021, uncertainty ...

Future Fund now over $200bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
... has delivered exceptional returns. "The biggest challenge for investment at present is rising inflation, rising interest rates and the effect these will have on asset prices," he said. "We have come through a period of exceptional stimulation through ...

Advised clients' major concerns in 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... they are wondering where markets are going from here and what that means for their wealth position, he says. With interest rates hitting rock bottom, RP Wealth Management principal and wealth adviser Ronald Pratap said this is a positive drawcard for ...

Residential property demand to weaken

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... number of auction figures recorded in the final quarter of 2021. With stock levels running low and the potential for interest rates to rise, BuyersBuyers co-founder Pete Wargent predicts residential property will not experience the same frenzy as last ...

Investors should embrace alternatives: J.P. Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
... Outlook which explores the investment case for alternatives amid a world of muted expected returns, historically low interest rates and elevated volatility. The report also provides a 12-to-18-month outlook across every key alternative asset classes ...

Inflation to retreat in 2022: Fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... consumption have exacerbated the supply chain issues will help drive higher inflation levels. Yet, in line with rising interest rates, Taylor said inflation will eventually fade as central banks across the globe respond to high inflation data. "Central ...

Macquarie AM reveals outlook for 2022

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2022
... combined with a monetary policy framework focused on inflation targeting, has resulted in steady downward pressure on interest rates, both short- and long-term. This, in turn, has fuelled rapid growth in debt, asset values and the financial sector," ...

Investors dig deeper for alternative assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2022
... strategy Glyn Nelson said. Multi-family or build-to-rent housing in Australia is also expected to surge, thanks to low interest rates and double-digit growth rates in property across major cities. "Furthermore, secular tailwinds supported by urban migration ...