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ASIC waves red flag at advisers, trustees over Choice products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... states. There is also an over-reliance on ratings houses, ASIC said. It identified two trustees that merely require a 'neutral' rating from a research house for a product to be placed on an investment menu. One trustee's main reason for maintaining underperforming ...

AustralianSuper calls for an 'account for life'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2024
... with government to smooth the complexity of retirement planning. It proposed updating advice regulations to be technology neutral, enabling the adoption of AI and similar technologies, with appropriate protections. "Retirement is deeply personal. There ...

ASIC to tighten grip on super fund misdemeanours

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... "Going forward our focus will be on net zero statements and targets made without merit; the use of terms like 'carbon neutral', 'clean' or 'green' that are not founded on reasonable grounds; and the use of inaccurate labelling or vague terms in sustainability-related ...

Inflation falls to 4.1%, RBA weighs rate cut

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... significantly lower inflation, the Fed abandoned previous guidance that left the door open for future rate hikes, opting for more neutral guidance that could lead to rate cuts in the coming months, according to GSFM investment strategist Stephen Miller. ...

Treasury unveils Stage 3 tax cuts changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... current legislated tax cuts compared to 2023-24 settings," Treasury said. It calculated the tweaks as "broadly revenue neutral" and does not expect them to aggravate inflation. A worker earning $40,000 would receive a $654 tax cut but is not entitled ...

Volatility an opportunity for skilled active managers: GSFM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... might be underestimated, Miller pointed to several structural factors that could be inflection points, such as higher neutral interest rates, because of a big budget deficit in the US, and retiring baby boomers depleting their savings. He also cited ...

Future Fund soars to $272.3bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... increased holdings in equity, and lifted its allocation in floating credit. "We have the portfolio positioned towards neutral risk. Over the period, it's become clear that a recession is less and less likely, particularly in the US, which is the ...

Experts expect the RBA to hold: Finder

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
... base case. "In this scenario, the RBA starts moving in August 2024, with a total of 250 basis points of cuts, to below neutral interest rates."

Mild recession in 2024, higher interest rates: Vanguard

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... targets, Vanguard anticipates rate cuts in the second half of 2024. "However, Vanguard research offers evidence that the neutral interest rate - the rate at which monetary policy is neither expansionary nor contractionary - has increased, driven primarily ...

Mirova seeks €350m for new sustainable land management fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
Natixis Investment Managers affiliate Mirova has successfully completed its Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) fund and started a new strategy, the Mirova Sustainable Land Fund 2 (MSLF2), aiming to raise €350 million from public bodies and institutional ...