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Interest rates, liquidity top of mind for Future Fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023
... particularly its weightings in property and alternatives, in a bid to curb any potential liquidity issues. Rising interest rates, soaring 10-year bond yields, and the weak Aussie dollar are all front of mind for Future Fund deputy chief investment officer ...

Alternatives to top $33tn by 2028

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2023
... growth between 2016 to 2022, as real estate investments are expected to be hampered by concerns over heightened interest rates, uncertain office demand, and lingering spreads in asset pricing. Looking at global hedge funds, the report said AUM is expected ...

Life insurance industry profits double, premiums rise: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... focus on costs and expenses and embedding business efficiencies to further improve profit levels." Also, although lapse rates for policies secured through independent financial advisers (IFAs) grew, the overall count of individuals insured has stabilised ...

Challenger posts record annuity sales

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2023
... and represented 64% of total retail fixed term sales, up from 57% in the pcp. This was supported by strong reinvestment rates, with approximately 90% of maturities of term annuities of two years or more reinvested during the quarter, Challenger said. ...

The Voice is not at the expense of the economy: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... Chalmers said too many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are being left behind, with lower life expectancy, higher rates of disease and infant mortality, and fewer opportunities for education and training. "The current system isn't working. ...

Best and worst ETFs of past 12 months

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... Stockspot chief executive Chris Brycki said: "Renewable and clean energy stocks have faced headwinds of rising interest rates which have increased borrowing costs and capital expenditure outlays." Taking the worst hit, the Global X Physical Palladium ...

RBA's multi-channel approach curbs inflation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... borrowers, it gets a lot of attention, particularly in Australia where most borrowing and much saving is done at variable rates," Kent said. Of note, the RBA estimates suggest that the 4% hike in the cash rate target since May 2022 is projected to diminish ...

Multi-asset funds see $1bn exodus

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... modest declines, but investors seem in no mood to dip their toes back in. Property tends to have lots of borrowing so higher rates are hitting cash flows in the sector as well as asset valuations, while a slowing economy is bad for tenant demand," she ...

Private credit boom sweeps Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
... and within that if you talk about funds that invest only in Australia, that will be even smaller," she said. As interest rates climbed, Lai said a lot of banks are not so keen on lending anymore. "Their lending appetite has decreased, or they are simply ...

Australia vulnerable to further shocks: RBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... leaves them in a favourable position in the event of disruptions in international funding market conditions. "Higher interest rates affect the balance sheets and cash flows of Australian banks in a range of ways, but the direct impacts are being prudently ...