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Rising number of active funds underperforming: SPIVA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022
... respective benchmarks, while a majority of funds lagged in the fixed income and small-cap equity categories." Liquidation rates for most active fund categories were moderate over the one-year period ending 30 June 2022. Australian Equity A-REIT funds ...

RBA signals further interest rate rises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... meeting yesterday, the board increased the cash rate target by 50 basis points to 2.35%. "The further increase in interest rates today will help bring inflation back to target and create a more sustainable balance of demand and supply in the Australian ...

Financial stress at record highs: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... 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 attributes to people's dissatisfaction ...

RBA anticipated to lift the cash rate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... inflation, as are most other central banks. The Jackson Hole pronouncements have given the RBA little choice other than to raise rates by another 50 basis points at their September meeting to be followed by another 50 basis point hike in October." AMP ...

Financial literacy in Australia drops by almost 10%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022
... five financial literacy questions correctly, she explained. Boedker added that with rising living costs and high-interest rates, the importance of having higher levels of financial literacy, backed up by financial planning activities such as having a ...

Future Fund assets drop to $194.4bn

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022
... during the year and that is because inflation is rising and central banks around the world are responding by rising interest rates which in turn is hitting asset values," he said. "To preserve the capital of the fund in that environment is exactly what ...

Link Group acquires HS Pensions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2022
... Link Group in addition to the global pandemic and market volatility associated with higher inflation and higher interest rates." "Despite these challenging and potentially distracting factors, it has been pleasing to see the resilience of our people ...

A sensible roadmap: Industry responds to QAR paper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
... existing customers. This will have a serious impact on competition in the banking sector at a time when, with rising interest rates and cost of living pressures, people need to be able to find the best possible deal. "These changes would set consumer ...

Online investor numbers taper out: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2022
... softened during the period; inflows of first timers continue to shrink towards pre-pandemic levels while surging dormancy rates persist. It was also identified that a prerequisite for many investors to start buying stocks is having "reached a desired ...

Challenger appoints Duncan West as chair

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2022
... of our expenses. Clearly, the macro-economic environment presents both challenges and opportunities with rising interest rates benefiting annuity sales and margins but markets triggering an unrealised investment experience," he said.