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Super system shields against macro storm: Fundie

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2022
... strong economic growth. "Other contributing factors are population growth, the fact that we've got a lot of what the world wants in terms of soft and hard commodities," Tadgell said. "And that is fed into 30 years of uninterrupted economic growth ...

Mercer identifies investment opportunities for 2023

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
... that it believes can help shape investor decision making, giving them the best chance of long-term success. Although the world is in a state of flux on various fronts, including an economic slowdown amid monetary tightening, inflation ballooning above ...

Six local funds in world's top 100: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
... top 20 is the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, GIC Private, Mercer, CDPQ, and CalSTRs. "These big asset owners control the world's most influential capital and hold great responsibility and growing influence in relation to their beneficiaries, and to ...

The game changing trends planners should know about

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... to social researcher Michael McQueen, the trends that will be game changers, not just for financial planners but for the world at large, is the acceleration of artificial intelligence, the reworking of work, and the post-millennial era. "In many ways ...

Forrests invest in post-war, green Ukraine

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
... teams. "Ukraine can enter a golden era," Forrest said. "By business backing Ukraine, we're sending a message to the world. I want every government to know that as soon as hostilities cease global business will be ready to help rebuild immediately. ...

Interest rates will jump to slay "the evil of inflation": Lowe

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
... is a lot of uncertainty, and we could be knocked off that narrow path, not least because of developments elsewhere in the world," Lowe said. Cognisant of the fact that higher interest rates to bring inflation under control, he explained the board's actions ...

US recession probability reaches 75% - is Australia at risk?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... likely," Saxena said. Assuming the US recession does materialise, Saxena claimed lower growth would plague the rest of the world, especially countries that export to the US. Also, the outflow of capital from lower interest rate countries could push some ...

CPI poses awkward optics for RBA: Economist

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
... "difference" wasn't evident in the latest consumer price index (CPI) data. "The big drivers of inflation in the developed world are clearly present in Australia, as well some homegrown ones, and it was an underappreciation of them that lay behind the ...

Hostplus hands Bell Asset Management $500m mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
... Bell's core focus is on its global equity capabilities; it's small and mid-cap strategy has outperformed the MSCI World SMID Cap index by +5.3% per annum over the past five years and returned 12.2% per annum since its inception in 2003. The asset ...

Northern Trust names global macro fixed income head

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2022
... management and the Federal Reserve Board System. A long-time advisor and consultant, Bomfim brings deep knowledge of the economy and financial markets, Northern Trust said. Most recently, he served as special advisor to the Federal Reserve as well as ...