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Boutique launches active hybrid ETF

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... The fund is targeting a return of 3.5% to 4.5% per annum above the cash rate. "Against a backdrop of ultra-low interest rates, we are seeing increased demand from investors for sources of reliable, consistent income," portfolio manager Brad Dunn said. ...

ME Bank faces criminal charges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
... December 2016 and February 2018, ME Bank failed to give written notice to home loan customers that their annual interest rates and minimum repayment amounts were changing after their interest-only rate and/or fixed-rate period expired. The matter will ...

NZ Super Fund delivers 30%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2021
... and monetary policy around the world, we're possibly looking at a period of increasing inflation and rising interest rates. That combination should weigh on company returns and creates a challenging investment environment. We do not expect the outperformance ...

Market momentum to continue: ASI Conference

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... Carol Austin said if you take a long enough view, the bull market can continue forever. "If in 1990 I told you that interest rates were going to decline aggressively to 1% and inflation to 2%, you could set a portfolio and forget about it and generate ...

Best fixed interest funds revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
... which returned 5.5%. "The outcomes for fixed interest and credit products were not so upbeat, thanks to how rising interest rates have impacted the capital value of their bond holdings," Rainmaker observed in its wholesale managed funds report for the ...

SelfWealth reports 135% revenue increase

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021
... developing data and analytics to better understand customer behaviour. "The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, ultra-low global interest rates and the continuing digitisation of investment markets have all contributed to an increase in the addressable market ...

CBA to publicise misconduct

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2021
... orders on Commonwealth Bank that require it to publish notices on its website and newsroom for charging higher interest rates on business overdraft accounts than what it advised its customers over a four-year period. CBA is required to publish a written ...

Six Park lowers minimum investment to $2k

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2021
... difficult," he said. "We expect to see the enthusiasm Australians have for investing to continue - especially with low interest rates and an increasingly inaccessible property market - and as an industry, it's important we respond to that and recognise ...

Economic recap: Week to July 30

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... 5.0% year-on-year jump in the CPI in the third quarter of 2008. But before you think that the days of historic low interest rates are over, think again. According to the ABS: "The increase in annual CPI inflation includes some 'base effects' ...

Economic recap: Week to July 23

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021
... with its new monetary policy strategy - symmetric 2% inflation target - the ECB wouldn't be in a rush raise interest rates as soon as inflation reach two percent The ECB's latest move is in line with its objective of "anchoring the recovery". ...