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Inflation erodes retiree savings by 7.5%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... low in many parts of the country. "The central forecast is for inflation to decline this year and next, to be around 3% in mid-2025. Medium-term inflation expectations remain well anchored, and it is important that this remains the case," he said. At ...

Spotlight shines brighter on climate reporting: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
Asset owners must be mindful of increasing regulatory and legislative pressures that will soon sharpen their ability to provide quality and accurate climate disclosure reports, according to an expert. FS Sustainability managing editor Rachel Alembakis ...

No systemic risk with SVB, but issues remain: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
The failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) doesn't point to a systemic issue, however the banking crisis in the US may be far from over, experts say. The failure of SVB was mainly due to an asset-liability mismatch, which resulted in material losses ...

Residential mortgages will defy headwinds: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
... mortgage/residential private debt can earn as much as 6.6% per annum. Commercial real estate debt can earn 8.2% p.a. while mid-market private debt yields 11.1% p.a.

Aware Super executive to start boutique

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
Two of Aware Super's equities managers have quit the super fund to set up their own fund. Aware Super head of direct equities and portfolio manager Tim Riordan has left the superannuation fund. Going with him is Mike Teran, an associate portfolio ...

Review of managed investment schemes kicks off

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... Vehicle regime, or the rights and obligations of custodians. Jones said the government expects a public consultation to occur mid-year, with findings to be published in early 2024. Responding to Jones' announcement, Financial Services Council chief ...

We are closer to a pause: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... get inflation back to its 3% target, Lowe commented that if the RBA could achieve that while keeping unemployment below 5%, mid-2025 would be a "fantastic outcome." "We've discussed the case for being even more aggressive with interest rates and ...

Gender balance is smart economics: CEW

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
The financial services and insurance industry ranks among the worst offenders on gender pay gap in the country and it's hurting the economy. The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) found that women who work in financial services and insurance ...

Centuria adds to glasshouse portfolio

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
Centuria Capital Group has secured a 20-hectare tomato glasshouse facility in New South Wales on behalf of its agriculture fund from an unnamed family office. The transaction is CAF's third off-market glasshouse acquisition in just over six months ...

Airlie founder to step down, successor named

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
The founder of Airlie Funds Management will retire in mid-2023 after spending more than 30 years in the industry. John Sevior established Airlie in 2012 after working 17 years at Perpetual Investments, serving as its head of equities, and overseeing ...