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Hostplus links returns to active approach

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2022
... financial year with global investment markets afflicted by heightened political tensions, rising inflation, and rising interest rates." "Based on current industry estimates, these conditions are indicating that the industry median return for Balanced ...

Growth scare likely during second half of 2022: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... bond beta. Real estate also offered 78% inflation protection and up to 80% when further conditions such as real interest rates and variable property risk premium were applied. According to capital market research included in the report, medium-term forward ...

RBA raises interest rates again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... combination of global and domestic factors has caused higher inflation. Yesterday, Lowe said: "Today's increase in interest rates is a further step in the withdrawal of the extraordinary monetary support that was put in place to help insure the Australian ...

Median MySuper returns of -2.8% expected

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
... negative returns are the result of ongoing market turmoil, driven by geopolitical tensions and rising inflation and interest rates. The research shows the 20-year rolling correlation between MySuper and ASX returns has remained steady at 0.95, demonstrating ...

Dodge volatility, invest in global equities: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
... the storm, financials have been a little more mixed, and their outlook remains that way," he said. "While rising interest rates help many lenders improve their net interest margins, fears of a surge in non-performing loans as rates rise have partially ...

Inflation a greater danger than recession: Powell

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell flagged that the US Federal Reserve had to raise rates rapidly to mitigate higher inflation, even if that increased recession risks. Speaking at the European Central Bank Forum in Portugal, Powell said: "Our aim is ...

Neobank Volt closes its doors

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
... institution (RADI) licence from APRA in 2019, and now intends to hand it back. Volt further advised clients that all interest rates have been set to zero and accrued up to June 29.

Advisers optimistic for the future: Natixis IM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2022
... Financial Professionals by Natixis Investment Managers. However, while market projections look positive, rising interest rates are the top concern for Australian financial advisers (61% vs 49% globally) followed by inflation (51% vs 57% globally) and ...

Women paid less at every age, rank: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
... Mary Wooldridge observed that working Millennial women aged 35 and under are currently reaching management levels at equal rates as men. "We have a generation of Australian women who are highly educated, and over the last decade, have been outnumbering ...

RBA spotlights inflation risk of higher wages

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2022
... probable that adjustments to public sector wages policies and the upcoming Fair Work Commission ruling on new minimum and award rates would result in faster wages growth for affected workers in the period ahead." Even while measures of long-term inflation ...