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US, UK hike interest rates

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
The US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England have increased interest rates - with the US pulling the trigger on rates for the first time since 2018. Effective from March 17, the US Federal Reserve increased interest rates by 0.25% to 0.40%. The US ...

VFMC hires from Cbus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
... where she served as head of asset allocation and portfolio construction for the last year. "Leanne brings a wealth of economics and investment strategy experience to our team and will play a key role in helping VFMC continue to deliver strong, consistent ...

ETF Securities, 21Shares introduce market monitor

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
In partnership with European cryptocurrency provider 21Shares, ETF Securities Australia has presented the latest crypto market monitor to provide investors insight and analysis around the recent moves in the crypto market. The monitor suggests that ...

Managed accounts FUM at $131bn

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
Strong inflows and solid market performance underpinned significant growth in the managed accounts sector, according to the latest data released by Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP) and Milliman. As at 31 December 2021, funds under management ...

Women own $1.2tn in super: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
About $1.2 trillion of the total superannuation savings held by Australians belongs to women, with most held by Australian Retirement Trust while Rest has the most female members. Rainmaker Information analysis of super fund information published by ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... that the remaining pool of female contenders for C-suite positions remains richer with talent." A Danish Department of Economics study using a large data set looking at the performance of all Danish companies with more than 50 employees between 1994 ...

Learn to live with inflation: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
BlackRock Investment Institute shared its thoughts on how to thrive in a 'new market regime', including the outlook for equities and inflation. According to the global investment institute, the global economy is currently entering a new market ...

MSCI downgrades Russia's ESG rating

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
The global ratings and indices provider has downgraded its ESG Government Rating of Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. Russia's rating was downgraded from BBB to B with a negative outlook, and the rating for Belarus was also downgraded from ...

Supply chain, labour shortage fears: Analysts

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
Fidelity have released the results of their latest global analyst's survey, revealing analysts have serious concerns about ongoing supply chain disruption and labour shortages as economies recover from the pandemic. The annual Fidelity survey of analysts ...

ASIC consults on FSCP sittings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
... adviser misconduct. The panel in February named 31 part-time members who came from various sectors in finance, law, and economics.