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RBA tipped for another rate rise

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
... applauded the suggestion by Governor Lowe that they were open to a step back to 25bps. However, the subsequent macro environment makes a 25bp hike potentially burdensome." Solomon added that due to global inflation running extremely high, the US Federal ...

BUSSQ sees strength in niche super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
The choice to replace BUSSQ chair Paula Masters with a builder with years of hands-on industry experience makes sense. Chris Taylor hails from a very different background from the chairs of other super funds. It is an unusual appointment, alright. He ...

Vanguard to liquidate factor ETF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2022
... practitioners with a combined US$25.4 trillion in assets - expect factor-based strategies to outperform in an inflationary environment with slow economic growth. According to the report, 41% of respondents increased their factor allocations over the ...

New ethical investing app has launched

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2022
Australian-owned ethical investing app Kwala has launched, providing access to future-focused companies with credentials in ethics, sustainability and prudent governance. Founders Peter Bennetto, Patrice Newell and Geoffrey Zabell developed Kwala with ...

Time to throw out the antiquated lifetime annuity mindset

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... quite negative over the decade, the retirement product marred by its linkage to CPI in a contracting interest rate environment. "Also, once you're in the type of product, linked to a return, that's it. There's no more advice to be able to give, there's ...

No escaping volatility: AMP

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... are still pricing in higher risks of interest rate rises as inflation remains high. When we have this rising rate environment, the outcome of that will be that growth has to slow down and this is the point of central banks raising rates. "If we don't ...

Ethical ETF popularity soars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
Demand for ethical ETFs continues to surge, surpassing $8 billion, according to BetaShares. Total ethical ETFs listed on the ASX and Cboe are more than $8.5 billion, with BetaShares' range of ethical ETFs constituting nearly half, according to BetaShares ...

AFA Thrive Conference kicks off

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
The Association of Financial Advisers' national conference is back in-person for the first time in three years, taking place on the Gold Coast. Delegates were welcomed to the conference by hosts Cara Williams from Sufficient Funds and Tim Ross from ...

Property fund hires from AXA IM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
Retail property solutions provider United Property Service (UPS) has appointed Lisa Wood as its first asset management director. Bringing over 20 years' experience in specialist property management both in Australia and overseas, Wood joins the UPS ...

Jameson Capital, TTB Real Estate partner

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
... investors," he said. "With Australia's relative success in the management of the pandemic presenting a target-rich environment, our local expertise puts us in a good position to leverage TTB's relationships and guide them on Australian investment ...