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Economic recap: Week to November 19

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
... central bank policy responses to keep the tide of rising prices at bay. Some central banks have already raised interest rates, others "tapered" their bond purchases, and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) ditched its target to keep the April 2024 Australian ...

ASIC files contempt application against Mawhinney

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
... "Mayfair 101 built a successful debt-funded business by giving investors a meaningful return in an environment of low interest rates and investing in a hands-on manner in a carefully selected, diverse portfolio of assets globally," Mawhinney said at ...

Brokers warn of looming disaster

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... research firm McCrindle, to assess the impact a rate rise would have on housing affordability. When asked if rising interest rates would put pressure on their financial position, 66% of respondents agreed either strongly, somewhat, or slightly. However ...

Economic recap: Week to November 12

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... inflation target," it said. But the bond market has also had a hand at the RBA's decision: "Given that other market interest rates have moved in response to the increased likelihood of higher inflation and lower unemployment, the effectiveness of ...

The search for income outside defensive assets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021
... extended to around six years reflecting the collapse in coupons available on these bonds," he said. "As a result, if interest rates rise by 1%, investors will experience a 6% capital loss on their investment. Traditionally, the income available on fixed ...

Economic recap: Week to November 5

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... the previous week on expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would need to abandon its pledge that interest rates wouldn't rise until at least 2024. November was different. Bond yields dropped and equity markets rose after the RBA ...

Economic recap: Week to October 29

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2021
... (RBNZ) remit requiring the central bank to keep inflation within the 1% to 3%. What's the RBNZ to do? Raise interest rates of course to slow consumer spending, stoked by the declining rate of unemployment - down to 4.0% in the June quarter (the lowest ...

Abrdn launches new strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2021
... the GRM Strategy returned +34.62%. "Returns have been plentiful over the past decade as policymakers have kept interest rates low while at the same time injecting liquidity into financial markets. But economic and geopolitical uncertainties, low bond ...

Energy leads top stock picks: Morningstar

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... quarter and profit growth is expected to be weak in the short-term due to credit growth and cost-cutting, but rising interest rates are set to increase interest margins and profits for major banks. From the sector, Morningstar's top picks were Westpac ...

Higher premiums a problem, not a trend: AFA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... seeing these sort of price rises'. It is a poor outcome." Clark referred to increased claims experience and lower interest rates as the biggest influences on higher premiums. "I think the intervention that APRA has made and the changes that industry ...