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Central banks to tighten on all sides: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
All eyes are on the Fed as it's set for another fourth straight 75bp hike, and central banks are taking a "whatever it takes" approach to pushing inflation back down to their targets, according to the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII). The European ...

Vicinity Centres head announces retirement

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
... Gerber said. "Testament to Vicinity's post-COVID operational and financial recovery, is the Company being the best performing stock in the A-REIT index over the past 12 months, with Vicinity outperforming the A-REIT index by 30%," Gerber said. "Furthermore ...

Former AUSIEX chief to join Investment Trends

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
... inflation and interest rates, as well as other geopolitical events, have contributed to a steep drop in financial advisers' stock market expectations for the next 12 months. The report says advisers expect an average of only 0.7% in capital growth ...

Worst performing super funds named

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
Stockspot's Fat Cat Funds Report has named and shamed the worst performing superannuation funds in Australia, all of which are retail offerings. OnePath was named the overall worst performer, followed by Colonial First State, AMP, and ClearView. ...

Firetrail global opportunities fund hits ASX

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
Firetrail's S3 Global Opportunities Fund is now available as an ETF on the ASX, with the ticker S3GO. The fund, which launched in November 2021, is a concentrated portfolio of Firetrail's best global equity ideas and aims to outperform the MSCI ...

First Sentier launches small cap fund

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... the ability to short sell stocks. First Sentier said this allows it to establish the desired underweight position in any stock, irrespective of its index weight. "Just as some companies will become large, successful businesses, other companies will flounder ...

First Super: Merger pressure fizzles out

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
The blind rush to consolidate that gripped the $3.4 trillion superannuation sector in recent times may be finally over, according to First Super chief executive Bill Watson. Instead of seeing big funds gobbling up smaller rivals, Watson expects more ...

ESR, GIC start sustainable venture

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
... environment, logistics property remains an attractive investment proposition due to the strong demand and shortage of available stock, which has seen strong rental growth. In addition, investors are increasingly incorporating ESG targets in their investment ...

RBA lifts rates, lifts markets

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... to the side of the head, taking the official cash rate to 2.6%." Resultantly the ASX 200 rocketed up 3.75%, the biggest stock market rally in two years. However, Rundell said: "Despite the market euphoria, the RBA is not done. There are more hikes to ...

BUSSQ sees strength in niche super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
The choice to replace BUSSQ chair Paula Masters with a builder with years of hands-on industry experience makes sense. Chris Taylor hails from a very different background from the chairs of other super funds. It is an unusual appointment, alright. He ...