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The boomer boom is over: AUSIEX

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... financially when they grow up, 72% of Australian adults think they will be worse off than their parents. "The recent burst of inflation, plus the focus on stifling wages growth that reduces their purchasing and savings power could mean that their prospects ...

VanEck reduces management fees on ETFs

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... attractive, stable income streams, often regulated and CPI-linked which offer more defensive characteristics in high-inflation environments than other securities," he said. Meanwhile, VanEck further explained that REIT gives investors access to a diversified ...

Epsilon launches second Australian fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
... support growth, with no loans made to property-related financing." Epsilon co-founding partner Mick Wright-Smith added inflation, high-interest rates and low GDP growth has impacted corporate cashflows. "But the middle market remains resilient due to ...

Federal Reserve holds rates steady

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023
Despite persistently high inflation, the Federal Reserve has chosen to keep the current target range for the federal funds rate at 5-5.25%. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) opted to hold the funds rate steady, citing the need to assess additional ...

Advice practice valuations rise: Radar Results

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
Valuations for financial advice firms have increased in the year to June, defying expectations that inflation and wider economic conditions would dampen demand and prices. The findings are based on Radar Results' latest data, which saw a 6% to 11% increase ...

Growth, quality stocks to outperform: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... stole back the crown from value stocks, however amid an ever-changing and volatile market that shifts in accordance with inflation and rate rises, it's hard to pick what will flourish over the long term. "You need people to lose jobs for inflation ...

Advisers pivot to protect retirees from inflation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
Inflation is a looming threat to retirement incomes, so it's no surprise financial advisers are rotating toward more dynamic strategies. According to a report penned by Challenger and Ensombl, inflation is fast becoming the number one threat to ...

Cash rate hits 4.1%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
... slowed, the unemployment rate is rising, building construction is collapsing, and this is all occurring at a time that the inflation indicators are pointing down, she said. "Our inflation indicator, which looks at various pipeline or supply-side pressure ...

Economists divided over cash rate decision

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
Accelerating wages growth and higher than expected inflation would perhaps indicate an increase is justified, however, the economic hardships faced by Australians is intensifying. According to an economic misery index by the University of Melbourne ...

Quality stocks outperform on average: Bell AM

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... got this disconnect, the market is pricing in an increasingly unrealistic scenario whereby the second half of the year inflation falls away and interest rates follow, it seems quite unrealistic." Last year, value stocks were king and quality lagged by ...