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RBA governor cites climate, energy transition in inflation response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... stagnation in Australia and the US as a warning, saying "in both cases, bringing inflation back down required high interest rates and was associated with a deep recession and a rise in the unemployment rate of at least five percentage points." Lowe said ...

Super assets decline despite contributions surge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... contributions were made in the period, which is about 12% higher than the previous corresponding period, however increased interest rates, supply chain issues and a revised outlook for global growth have taken their toll. The value of assets dropped ...

Industrial property ensures big wins for TelstraSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... will be persistent and that central banks will continue to be aggressive. "The combination of inflation and higher interest rates is going to have a meaningful impact on company profitability," he cautioned. Soaring interest rates have pushed him to ...

Super funds told to report asset valuations more frequently

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2022
... the frequency with which member transactions are permitted, how valuation data is incorporated in unit prices/crediting rates, access to valuation information and costs," APRA stated. Speaking to the intention of the updated guidance, APRA deputy chair ...

BetaShares unveils interest rate hedged bond ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
... class in a way that reduces interest rate risk - an important consideration in an environment where inflation and interest rates are front of mind for investors and their advisers." Vynokur added that Betashares' versatile range of fixed income investment ...

Financial services sector reports highest rates of burnout

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
New data reveals 64% of banking and financial services employees have felt burnt out or emotionally overloaded from work in the last 12 months. Slack APAC research titled Leadership and the war for talent surveyed 1000 knowledge workers in Australia. ...

Magellan seeks $1m increase to director fees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2022
... undertaken by non-executive directors, the board considers it necessary to increase director remuneration in line with market rates and feedback from the search process," he said. In addition, the explanatory notes stated directors on the board historically ...

New credit fund targets Australia

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
... diversified portfolio of credit investments reflecting attractive risk-reward characteristics irrespective of the path of interest rates and in the context of growth in the private market for credit solutions. Commenting on the joint venture, Alpha Wave ...

Australia can avoid recession: Outlook

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
... right balance between doing too much and too little," he said. "In motoring, speeding kills the initial acceleration in rates was necessary to catch up to inflation but to continue at that pace would run the risk of a serious accident that tips us unnecessarily ...

Forget BRICs: Skerryvore

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
... actually in very strong fiscal and financial positions, and host world leading businesses," Tabberer said. "In Brazil, interest rates are higher than the inflation rate, whereas in the UK, inflation is a lot higher than the interest rate. So actually ...