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Mercer identifies investment opportunities for 2023

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
... economic slowdown amid monetary tightening, inflation ballooning above central bank targets, and conflict between Russia and Ukraine, a Mercer Déjà new report said all is not lost. It suggests investors heed three themes - history rhyme, position for ...

Hostplus defies inflation fears

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... inflationary forces. "When supply chain issues and the energy supply constraints arising from the pandemic and the war in Ukraine subside, inflation will come down," he states. Sicilia is not suggesting that interest rates will head back towards zero. ...

Sovereign wealth funds increase investment horizons, private market exposure

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... renewables, as the values of these assets provide us with a significant amount of protection from inflation." Pertaining to the Ukraine invasion, the study said that prior to the war, Europe was often regarded as an attractive destination for capital ...

Super assets decline despite contributions surge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... to tightening monetary policy by many central banks globally, continuing uncertainty largely related to the conflict in Ukraine, pressures from disrupted supply chains and weaker outlook for global growth," APRA said. "The five-year average annualised ...

Forrests invest in post-war, green Ukraine

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
... President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced the investment by the Tattarang Group, which comes as part of the US$25 billion Ukraine Green Growth Initiative, which has been in the works since early March. "Andrew and I have agreed we will not replace communist ...

Budget deficit pressured by debt costs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2022
... heroic to say the least. In our view a global recession is very likely as a consequence from the fallout from the war in Ukraine, but more importantly, the price that will have to be paid for reining in excess inflation." Lawson predicts that the government's ...

CPI rises despite Fed rate hikes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
... pandemic, higher food and energy prices, and broader price pressures." "Participants recognised that Russia's war against Ukraine was causing tremendous human and economic hardship. Participants judged that the war and related events were creating ...

US state public pensions fragile: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... The effect of the ongoing global conflict was also examined, with the report saying that prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in March, state and local pension funds held assets, securities, real property, and other financial interests directly invested ...

Regulators to face committee scrutiny

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
... breach, he added that data security should also be front of mind. The global economy and heightened global uncertainty, the Ukraine conflict and supply chain issues will also be considered. Giving evidence will be ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb, APRA ...

No escaping volatility: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... aggressively, inflation has been higher than expected and because of geopolitical events like the war between Russia and Ukraine which is entering into an even more dangerous territory," Mousina said. Meanwhile, on inflation, as Australia continues to ...