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RBA considers impact of climate on monetary policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... of bringing inflation back down." Bullock explained that the transition to a lower carbon economy, particularly in the energy transition, may also impact inflation. "This is because energy prices have a sizeable direct impact on inflation, with retail ...

Global dividends at all-time highs: Janus Henderson

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... the $11.2 billion recorded in the same quarter of 2022. According to the asset manager, a significant surge from Woodside Energy, along with a solid increase from Westpac more than offset a substantial reduction from mining giant Rio Tinto. "Amidst the ...

Alternative real estate is on the rise: AXA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... alternative real estate in portfolios is growing, with aged care facilities, hospitals, build-to-rent properties, and renewable energy projects presenting a strong investment case. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' ...

Top global trends impacting portfolio construction

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2023
... manufacturing, combined with the politics of Ukraine and Russia, what we're seeing is a strong push by countries for energy security," she said. According to her, this trend is speeding up decarbonisation and the transition towards renewable energy ...

Legacy issues, business overhaul plague E&P results

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2023
... Funds business saw FUM reduce by 30% to $4.3 billion thanks to it exiting the Real Asset funds business; asset sales New Energy Solar, the US Masters Residential Property Fund and the Fort Street Real Estate Capital Fund; and the responsible entity transition ...

Magellan performance halves across the board

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2023
... successfully relaunched our Magellan Core Series in March to positive client reception and launched two new products - our Energy Transition Strategy and our Airlie Small Companies Fund - both of which address areas of growing client demand," he said. ...

Norway's sovereign wealth fund returns 10%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2023
... equity investments for the first half of 2023, while fixed income yielded 2.2%. However, unlisted real estate and renewable energy infrastructure saw declines of 4.6% and 6.5% respectively. Also, the fund's overall performance trailed its benchmark ...

US inflation rises 3.2%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... 0.2% in July on a seasonally adjusted basis year on year. On a month-by-month basis, food prices rose 0.2% in July, while energy prices went up 0.1%. Core CPI, however, which excludes the volatile prices of food and fuel, fell to 4.7% from 4.8% in June ...

Australian Ethical unveils new moderate fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... halves." "For the first half of the year, as markets dealt with the outlook for inflation, rising rates, the repercussions of energy and materials, things were challenging for us... But we stuck to our positions, and we stuck to our ethical way of investing ...

Active Super to face action over greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
... options had Investments in 15 companies involved in the extraction or sale of carbon intensive fossil fuels (including AGL Energy Ltd, BHP Group Ltd, Glencore PLC and Whitehaven Coal Ltd); 15 companies involved in the production of alcohol (including ...