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

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... Technically, that means a recession is highly 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 ...

Don't water down YFYS: Grattan Institute

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... reduce fees. Only one that failed that test also failed the second, AMG Super, and is now closed to new members but with lower fees. "These outcomes represent real benefits to members. A leaner system with fewer, lower-fee and better-performing funds ...

Hostplus hands Bell Asset Management $500m mandate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2022
... Sullivan commented: "We are seeing increasing demand for this segment of the market as investors look for sources of alpha at lower levels of risk versus other growth options." "We look forward to building a strong and long partnership with Hostplus ...

Future Fund proves resilience to market shocks

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
... and that balances our risk and return objectives." He added the Future Fund expects real returns to continue to be much lower than in recent decades. Regarding the Future Fund's asset allocation, Australian equities weightings increased from 8.1% to ...

Australia among top 10 financially inclusive markets: Research

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
... inclusive market, alongside the US, Sweden, Hong Kong, and Finland. Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa ranked towards the lower end when it came to financial inclusion, this was largely driven by weaker scores in government support. The report said ...

Vanguard appoints chief financial officer, dumps brokerage fees

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2022
Vanguard Australia welcomes John Oberlies to its Melbourne office as chief financial officer, as it also announces it will eliminate brokerage fees on ETFs. Oberlies will relocate from Vanguard headquarters in Malvern to join the Australian executive ...

Affordable housing in Budget spotlight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... Facility to support a further 5500 homes. A Help to Buy Scheme will allow 40,000 eligible Aussies to own their own home with a lower deposit and smaller mortgage. Meanwhile, the Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee will help 10,000 new homeowners each ...

RBA downplays exchange rate inflationary impacts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022
... international competitiveness had been restored," he said. So, albeit the end of the mining boom contributing to many years of lower wages growth in Australia, the domestic real exchange rate based on unit labour costs have returned to levels around ...

Colonial First State partners with Bravura, Tech Mahindra

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
... integrate seamlessly with adviser software to create even higher levels of efficiency and ease of doing business, helping to lower the cost of providing financial advice and making it accessible to more Australians, she added. Meanwhile, Tech Mahindra ...

Millionaires worry about retirement

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
... sustainability in retirement. However, the report further revealed 75% believe that high levels of public debt will result in lower payments from public benefits in the future and 38% argue without public benefits it will be hard to make ends meet. A ...