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Federal Reserve raises interest rates to a 22-year high

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2023
... price stability we will not achieve a sustained period of strong labour market conditions that benefit all." Starting from early last year, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has maintained a firm approach towards tightening monetary policy, making ...

Insurance firms defy inflationary shocks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... policyholders age. "So as the clients get older, premiums go up, and life insurance companies are paid more commission," he said. As early as eight to 10 years ago, insurers became more aggressive. Level premiums also have seen their base rates lift ...

Vale Michael Murray

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... page, with many remembering him for his warm nature, hard work ethic and great sense of humour. He's been described as an early advocate of ESG, always passionate and professional. "We will miss you dearly, mate. Rest in peace," McMurdo concluded. Murray ...

ASIC sues Vanguard for greenwash in bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2023
... self-identified and self-reported the breach for both the fund and the ETF that was based on that fund (VEFI) to ASIC in early 2021 after identifying that while the fund was managed in alignment with the Bloomberg index methodology, "the descriptions ...

Major economies buoyed by tight jobs market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... in nonfarm payroll employment has slowed very gradually since the US Federal Reserve started increasing interest rates in early 2022," Deloitte Access Economics partner Stephen Smith said. It would be no surprise if the Federal Reserve hikes interest ...

Regulators begin FAR consultation

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
APRA and ASIC have commenced an early consultation on the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR), calling for input from ADIs, insurers and super trustees. Together, the regulators have released key materials for consultation to support the timely implementation ...

ASIC cancels FTX Australia's licence

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
... and provide general advice relating to derivatives, and foreign exchange contracts to retail and wholesale clients. In the early months of 2022, the collapse of the exchange took place subsequent to a report by CoinDesk that brought to light possible ...

InvestSense welcomes distribution lead

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
... addition of Stephen Poole to the InvestSense distribution team late last year. Meanwhile, Carrington joined the firm in early 2019 from Russell Investments.

Lendlease, Daiwa House strike BTR deal

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
... interest in the development. The building is expected to home 14,000 workers and more than 3800 residents on completion in early 2026. Lendlease Australia chief executive Dale Connor said the announcement reflects the continuing demand from Japanese ...

Office sector down 8%: MSCI

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... arrived. The one-month capital growth for June alone came in at -5.2%, which drove the worst 12-month total return since early 2010." A new report by McKinsey finds that workers in nine major global capital cities go to the office an average of 3.5 days ...