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SMSF sector hit the reset button: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
... transferred out of SMSFs has doubled from $5 billion per year before the TBC to $10 billion per year now. "Healthy SMSF creation rates and robust benefit payment and net transfers into the sector show that even though SMSF members no longer seem to see ...

Dataset to ease policy planning for ageing population

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
... said the tendency to retire later in life is most evident in the Greater Sydney area, which is where some of the highest rates of delayed retirement since the start of the pandemic have been seen. This comes back to the fact that Greater Sydney is home ...

Minutes show RBA considered 50bp rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia contemplated raising interest rates by 50 basis points when it met earlier this month but ultimately determined the case for a 0.25% increase was stronger. In the February 7 meeting minutes released this morning, the RBA ...

Fund selectors insulating portfolios, embrace active management: Natixis IM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... risk, she added. Fund selectors also expressed optimism about the potential for bonds; most believe that rising interest rates will usher in a resurgence. This is a significant turning point for income-orientated investors, the survey said. Following ...

GQG Aussie inflows up, total FUM slumps

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... Index returned -18.4%. Carver sees last year's "equity de-risking" to reverse at some point, depending on when interest rates will peak. "Of course, no one knows when that will happen, but when it does, I feel that we will be well-positioned. The ...

We did too much: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... hearing today, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe acknowledged the central bank incorrectly predicted rates wouldn't rise until 2024, admitting he's embarrassed. Lowe explained that the pandemic led to a change in approach which ...

I know it's hard, but it could be harder: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
... on their mortgages, but it'll be harder if inflation gets too high and stays too high, meaning even higher interest rates and lower employment." However, not everyone was convinced. Senator McKim fired back, saying Australians took on mass debt following ...

Super, advice class actions dampen CBA results

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
... Super invested in in-house products. It also affected members in the FirstWrap Pooled Cash Account who earned lower interest rates well below the market so that for CFSIL could retain the margins for its own benefit. As ordered by the Federal Court ...

Challenger reports strong results

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... (EBIT) was $263 million, up 13%. Life earnings benefited from favourable macroeconomic conditions, particularly, interest rates rising off historical lows and fixed income credit spreads widening. Higher interest rates have also helped drive margin expansion ...

Recession risk for Australia minimal: Forum

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
Australia will remain resilient amid raging headwinds posed by inflation and interest rates, to the extent that it will meet its growth forecast and avoid a recession, according to an investment expert. La Trobe Financial chief investment officer Chris ...