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Australian investors pivot portfolios

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
... using infrastructure for a host of solutions. "Investors are turning to infrastructure to help protect portfolios from inflation among other critical needs, such as increasing yield and mitigating climate risk," explained Perry. "Infrastructure's ability ...

Family offices ready to take risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
... expect the increase to be dramatic. The main reason for this is optimism about the global economy, with 57% feeling inflation has peaked and 54% saying markets are over the worst and set for recovery. However, interest in alternative assets and riskier ...

Inflation erodes retiree savings by 7.5%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
The rising cost of travel, fuel and many food staples continue to aggravate the quality of living for retirees as inflation leapt 7.5% in the last year. Oils and fats (20.8%), domestic travel and accommodation (19.8%), milk (17.9%), gas (17.4%), fuel ...

Super a big national advantage: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... and for superannuation and, while optimistic, touched on "some of the difficulties" coming down the line. "Obviously, inflation is hanging around higher than we would like for longer than we would like, even as it moderates from its peak around Christmas," ...

Fink warns of "slow rolling crisis"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAR 2023
... "price we're paying for decades of easy money". Fink said that as a result of aggressive fiscal policy since 2008, inflation has risen to the highest levels seen since the 1980s, with the Federal Reserve responding with close to 500 basis points ...

The thunder is coming: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... his insights at an event yesterday, Powell said that the world has undoubtedly changed from a 30-40-year period of low inflation, otherwise known as 'the great moderation', to a new regime of structurally higher and more volatile inflation. This is something ...

No systemic risk with SVB, but issues remain: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... institutions," they said. "Industry lending standards will likely tighten further, which will constrain economic growth, reduce inflation and make it less necessary for the Fed to continue raising interest rates. As a result, customers will have less ...

Wealth managers bracing for compensation claims

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2023
... systems and tools to support clients,particularly in light of recent events such as the financial impact of Covid, rising inflation, and high levels of volatility, it explained. The research further revealed more than two-thirds (68%) are sometimes surprised ...

FPA voices concern on proposed CSLR, FAR laws

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... costs from the unfrozen ASIC levy, PI premiums and the increased costs all businesses are facing in the current high inflation environment." As previously reported by Financial Standard, the FAR and CSLR were recently introduced to Parliament by assistant ...

Inflation decimates retiree purchasing power

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
Inflation is eroding retirees' purchasing power, posing a significant risk to their financial stability. With CPI now at 7.8% as of the December quarter of 2022, inflation has become an increasingly pressing issue for retirees, who worry that their ...