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J.P. Morgan lists fixed income ETFs

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
... strategy as the JPMorgan Global Bond Fund (mutual fund). With inflation starting to cool and growing signs that global central banks are approaching the end of their hiking cycles, this is generally a favourable environment for quality fixed income assets ...

Interest rate hikes are working: Bullock

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2023
... prices of petrol and energy and rent. "[There is] actually an underlying demand component to it. That's what the central banks are trying to get on top of. It's often said that if there's just supply shocks, central banks should just look ...

Inflation still too sticky: Report

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
... slower than its history of easing more 'pre-emptively'. "The RBA was slower to initially hike than other major global central banks to create a narrow path for a loft landing and/or maintain gains in the labour market, but the trade-off is longer time ...

RBA's multi-channel approach curbs inflation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... Australia, the exchange rate channel can be important. Kent noted that when interest rates comparatively rise to central banks abroad, the Australian dollar's value increases. This results in Australians paying less for imports, while foreign consumers ...

Multi-asset funds see $1bn exodus

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... are essential to calculating what equities should be worth. One moment, inflation comes in better than expected or central banks hitting pause on interest rates causes a bond market rally," Lee said. "This, along with investor hopes for a soft economic ...

How will the Israel-Hamas conflict impact Australia?

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
... impacts energy, it's used widely. If globalisation starts rising as well, then it makes the equation harder for central banks to say that they've reached the top in terms of their rate hike cycle," he said. "It increases the risk that we may ...

VanEck to launch three fixed income ETFs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
... traded products (ETPs) have attracted $2.6 billion in assets. "We anticipate greater demand for fixed income as central banks have pushed nominal yields higher. There is almost $15 billion out of $156 billion assets under management in Australian fixed ...

Don't believe inflation hype, says Pendal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
... "There's a lot of commentary on a possible '70s-style, second wave of inflation. And how if that were to happen, central banks would need to react. "But I don't believe we're going down that path. We're not even close to a rerun of the 70s." In the 1970s ...

NZ Super Fund delivers 11.9%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2023
... further away than might have been expected," he said. "Our expectation is that will lead to lower returns overall as central banks prioritize reducing inflation over fostering economic growth; however, we are confident the super fund will continue to ...

Returns from agriculture a perfect storm of demographics, demand

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2023
... is setting the pace in this area by funnelling capital into innovative farm technology, he added. Meanwhile, as central banks struggle to control inflation, McKay highlighted that agricultural investments stand out as a proven inflation hedge. He noted ...