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Growth scare likely during second half of 2022: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... a result that is preferred if the alternative is letting inflation expectations get out of hand," the report explained. So far there are signs that growth is slowing over inflation, which is why central banks continue moving towards a restrictive policy ...

Forrest family hires former ART portfolio manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... Foundation and a super fund, even though a super fund is not-for-profit. "The Minderoo Foundation's investment capital can be far more focused on sustainable and responsible investment" he said. "It's more than about negative screening and changing ...

Companies' ESG efforts improve

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2022
... grown into a $35 trillion market, the transition continues to be slow and fraught with challenges but the report leaves us far from being discouraged. "The answer is not to give up on trying to use the financial system to bring about change. Rather the ...

Australian corporate debt dwindles: Janus Henderson

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... no doubt that a bear market is an uncomfortable place for investors, but for those looking at corporate bonds, yields are far more attractive than in recent years. Amongst the volatility lies some great targeted investment opportunities in higher-rated ...

Chorus of self-interest in financial advice: SCA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... person's retirement savings, the equivalent of a little more than a dollar per UK resident each year, O'Halloran said. "It is a far more efficient and better-quality solution than the alternative, which is to let 140 super funds hamstrung by financial ...

Median MySuper returns of -2.8% expected

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
... Rainmaker MySuper Index, default MySuper options are expected to see a median return of -2.8% for the 2021/22 financial year - a far cry from last year's 19%. Further, real returns are expected to be the third lowest on record at -7.9%. The negative ...

More than 1700 advisers gone already

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
... beginning of the year, there was 17,668. This means that in the six months to June 30, 1740 names became inactive on the ASIC FAR. And, in that time, just 247 new advisers appeared on the register. From a financial year perspective, from 1 July 2021 ...

Inflation a greater danger than recession: Powell

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
... down, the way to do that is to slow down growth, ideally keep it positive," Powell said. "Is there a risk we would go too far, certainly, but I wouldn't agree that it's [a recession] the greatest risk to the economy. The bigger mistake to make would ...

Centuria sets up new agriculture fund

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
Centuria Agriculture Fund (CAF) is an unlisted, open-ended agriculture fund, seeded with a $177 million glasshouse in Warragul, Victoria. Centuria intends to build a portfolio of assets leased to experienced agricultural operators as well as association ...

IFM Investors launches climate transition fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022
... 2050. It also plans to have reduced the carbon footprint of its infrastructure assets by 40% by 2030. Milestones reached so far include having its private equity portfolio certified carbon neutral earlier this year.