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Budget delivers surplus, with a catch

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... multinational companies. Meanwhile, budget documents noted that global growth is set to slow considerably in 2023 due to high inflation, sharply rising interest rates, and tightening financial conditions associated with recent banking sector strains. ...

BlackRock to list low-cost property and infrastructure ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2023
... global real estate core assets for asset allocation purposes because they typically offer consistent income streams, inflation resilience, as well as potential long-term capital appreciation benefits," Collins said. "BlackRock is pleased to be able to ...

Industry funds gain ground in retirement asset battle: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... million Australians will retire in 10 years from 2021. These retirees will face challenges such as investment risk, inflation, and longevity. To address these concerns, the Retirement Income Covenant, which took effect in July 2022, mandates super fund ...

Economic stimulus unlikely in budget: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
While the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is focused on cooling inflation, it's unlikely the May budget will look to boost the economy, Commonwealth Bank's Gareth Aird tells Financial Standard. Some were stumped this week after the RBA sent ...

US Federal Reserve hikes interest rates

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
... the highest level in 16 years. The central bank's decision comes as part of its ongoing commitment to slaying high inflation. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell emphasised the difficulties faced by Americans due to high inflation and reinforced ...

Finfluencer receives jail sentence

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
A finfluencer who used social media to manipulate the share price of 20 different listed stocks was handed jail time and a $40,000 fine. Gabriel Govinda, known online as Fibonarchery, received two and a half years imprisonment for market manipulation ...

Reserve Bank raises cash rate to 3.85%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
... also increased the rate paid on Exchange Settlement balances by 25 basis points to 3.75%. While the recent decline in inflation is welcome, it is still too high and it will be some time before it returns to the target range, the RBA said. "Given the ...

RBA verdict on knife edge: Economists split

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
... Australians not to discount the possibility of further rate hikes throughout the year. AMP chief economist Shane Oliver said: "Inflation has now peaked and is falling a bit faster than the RBA expected. Although it's a close call this bolsters the case ...

Future Fund trumps market averages

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
... central banks, including the Federal Reserve and the Reserve Bank of Australia, raised interest rates in a bid to control inflation, investing conditions became increasingly unpredictable. "Whilst some central banks have slowed or temporarily paused ...

Infrastructure an asset class for all seasons: IFM

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023
... for investors, infrastructure as an asset class has the characteristics to provide resilience in the face of rising inflation, higher interest rates, softening growth, and continuing geopolitical and economic uncertainty. "Infrastructure assets are showing ...