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2022 is the hardest year to retire: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
... its annual NIM Global Retirement Index (GRI) data and report named Danger Zone and said market downfall, low rates and inflation are taking a bite out of retirees' wallets. "Those who step out of the working world run the risk of taking retirement ...

Top concerns of the rich revealed: Survey

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2022
The latest Family Office Survey from Citi Private Bank's Family Office Group highlights major concerns around inflation, possible recession and geopolitical uncertainty. The 2022 Family Office Survey was completed by 126 family offices. Of the respondents ...

Apostle launches high yield credit fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022
Apostle Funds Management has introduced an ethically screened high yield credit fund. The fund is accessible to wholesale investors and adds to Apostle's stable of ethical and impact strategies. In April, the fund manager launched the Apostle People ...

Rising number of active funds underperforming: SPIVA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
... in all but the category of Australian Equity Mid and Small-Cap. In the current market context, the report said rising inflation, higher interest rates and surging commodity prices have darkened the landscape of the global economy. "The first half of ...

RBA signals further interest rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Phillip Lowe has said the board will do what's necessary to ensure inflation in Australia returns to target. At its meeting yesterday, the board increased the cash rate target by 50 basis points to 2.35%. "The ...

Financial stress at record highs: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... "This stress is compounded by increasing concerns about living costs as a result of volatile investment markets, rising inflation and higher interest rates." In 2022, nearly a million workers are severely financially distressed which AMP principally ...

RBA anticipated to lift the cash rate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... Macquarie University professor of economics Jeffrey Sheen said: "There are signs that supply constraints are easing and that inflation will soon begin to moderate. Fortunately, inflation expectations seem to remain anchored." "Meanwhile the RBA will ...

New Forests launches new division, appoints team

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... explained. "Like forestry, agriculture is a real asset which provides investors with a strong cash yield, a natural inflation hedge and is uncorrelated to other asset classes." He added that by combining experience in forestry with agriculture it aims ...

BlackRock unveils new iShares ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
The global fund manager is broadening its Australian fixed income ETF range with the launch of the iShares Global Aggregate Bond ESG AUD Hedged ETF (AESG). Priced at 19 basis points, the AESG ETF offers Australian investors access to a globally diversified ...

Defensive equities strategies protect against downturn: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
A new report has identified five distinct types of defensive equity strategies delivering protection in different ways and with very different results. Defensive Equity and Market Downturns: Is This Time Different? issued by bfinance revealed the main ...