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Total super assets grow to $3.4tn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
... to revert to long-term trends and weaker investment performance. APRA attributed the investment weakness to high interest rates, rising inflation that's been exacerbated by constrained supply chains and further uncertainty brought about by the Ukraine ...

Rate rise exposes adviser knowledge gap

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
As interest rates rise and inflation grows, some are lamenting a possible knowledge and experience gap in the industry, with a considerable number of financial advisers having only ever known a low inflation environment. At its May meeting, the Reserve ...

Income Asset Management wins mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2022
... the most trustworthy and capable platform to research, execute, and manage their fixed income investments." As interest rates rise and demand grows for fixed income solutions as a portfolio hedge, IAM's debt market focus positions the business well ...

Crestone warns on economic challenges

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... into the election." According to Crestone, this reflects the impact of global geopolitics, inflation, and rising interest rates, which will remain dominant in the period ahead. When it comes to foreign policy, Crestone highlighted the challenge of China's ...

RBA outlines next phase of bond purchase program

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2022
... unemployment declined to extremely low levels and inflation had ballooned. Given that background, the board began to raise interest rates and begin the process of quantitative easing, Kent said. He added: "The decline in our bond holdings will be gradual ...

Trust in financial services jumps: CFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2022
... industry given the significant amount of negative news coverage at the time." Though into the future, Carroll said as interest rates rise and returns fall on asset classes, financial advisers may be more challenged maintaining trust levels with clients. ...

Integrated Portfolio Solutions offers Private Markets solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2022
... held off-platform and the administration involved with alternative investments." It is not just historically low interest rates and more recently soaring inflation concerns that were pushing advisers and their clients to hunt for growth and yield from ...

Westpac reports $3.1bn in cash earnings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2022
... challenging circumstances of the first half of 2022. "Consumer spending may be tempered by higher prices and higher interest rates. However, the positives of strong household and business balance sheets, combined with the continued reopening of international ...

Macquarie Group posts record earnings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2022
... well to respond to the current environment. The company listed significant volatility events, global inflation, interest rates, geopolitical events, and regulatory changes as just some of the factors that would influence its short-term outlook.

Reserve Bank fallout after hawkish pivot

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
... inflation figures. In a statement about the decision, RBA governor Phillip Lowe acknowledged "this increase in interest rates comes earlier than the guidance the Bank was providing during the dark days of the pandemic." Though Lowe added: "The economy ...

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Renato Mota takes on new board position

ELIZA BAVIN  |   12:15PM
Renato Mota has joined the board of a $14 billion super fund along with another financial services stalwart.

Aegon AM gears up to take on local bond managers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |   12:12PM
Aegon Asset Management is close to launching its first Australian fund, months after the US$446 billion manager unveiled plans to enter the tightly contested local bond market.

MLC slips global shares into neutral, hits gas on alternatives

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |   11:49AM
MLC has pulled its global and emerging-market equity positions back to neutral, while continuing to deploy capital into alternatives.

North Americans bargain hunt Down Under: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |   10:48AM
North Americans' merger and acquisition (M&A) appetite for Australian companies will only intensify in 2027 as they chase undervalued assets, according to a new report.

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