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What you need to know about the 2023-24 budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... geopolitical tensions and the risk of global financial systems collapsing. "Outside of the pandemic and the Global Financial Crisis, the next two years are expected to be the weakest for global growth in over two decades. This will affect us here in ...

UBS swaps out chiefs amid Credit Suisse acquisition

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... During his tenure, Ermotti was known for directing the firm through "severe challenges" arising from the Global Financial Crisis. UBS said he built financial strength and improved resilience by putting its leading global wealth and asset management business ...

We sit at a watershed moment: Paton

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... He said: "I will only briefly talk to the SVB story with these thoughts: it is not the story of a new Global Financial Crisis, and it is not a story of a banking sector in crisis." Rather, Paton said, it is the story of a manager that chose growth over ...

Portfolio resistance is key: VanEck

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2023
... "Investors seeking alpha may also look to quality stocks. Historically, during market downturns, such as the Global Financial Crisis, quality companies lose less and recover faster."

It's not 2008, but there's likely more pain ahead: Iggo

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
While it's not quite a repeat of the Global Financial Crisis, AXA IM's Chris Iggo has warned there may be more problems ahead as investors reconsider their holdings in banks and related assets. AXA IM's chief investment officer said the risk is also ...

Alternatives investors await more corrections: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... which included Australian investors, found that hedge funds experienced their toughest year since the Global Financial Crisis, which according to Preqin's All-Strategies Hedge Fund Benchmark declined by 6.75% at the end of 2022. Some 64% of investors ...

ASIC grants MSC Trustees new powers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... traditional debt providers and extreme cautiousness by the Australian corporate regulator following the global financial crisis in 2008," he said. The authorisation comes after seven years of MSC lobbying the government, which included participating ...

Residential mortgages will defy headwinds: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAR 2023
... portion of high loan-to-value balances of 80% and above have decreased for non-bank lenders since the Global Financial Crisis. "In July 2008, it tracked as high as 13% and 34%, respectively, of total current balances. Now it just represents 2% and 11% ...

Reporting season may prove dramatic: UBS

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... with UBS readings on the almost completed US results season where the ratio of Q4 beats neared a post Global Financial Crisis (GFC) low. "Extra focus will likely be on companies that provide insights into the rapidly evolving Aussie consumer and or housing ...

Norwegian wealth fund reports -14.1% return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
... The oil fund recorded the biggest loss in its history. Its previous largest loss was in 2008 amid the Global Financial Crisis when it shed $86 billion. With a return of -14.1% for the year, the fund said it was 0.88 percentage points better than its ...