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Geopolitics to change ESG approach: Survey

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
... strategies and real assets," bfinance head of investment content Kathryn Saklatvala said. "Yet investors' concerns about inflation and rising rates-which come through in these statistics-are giving greater impetus to these trends. It is particularly ...

Fund inflows drop sharply: Calastone

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2022
... December 2021. These results come as global stock markets sink in the face of rising bond yields, pushed higher by soaring inflation. February was the worst month of the quarter with a measly inflow of just $A25 million, the worst month since June 2020. ...

Consumer confidence rises as inflation expectations drop

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
... confidence is still 14.3 points below its level from the same week a year ago. Consumer confidence rebounded after falling inflation expectations and a sharp drop in petrol prices boosted sentiment. All confidence subindices registered gains. 'Current ...

Tax, welfare reform on election agenda

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
... recent increase to JobSeeker was $13 a fortnight, which the research found would have no impact on poverty considering inflation. According to the research, these strategies would only marginally affect the most well off and have no net impact on the ...

Deerpath Capital opens local office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
Deerpath Capital Management is expanding its global footprint with the opening of a dedicated operation in Australia. The firm will offer new vintages of closed-end credit funds to institutional investors, high net-worth individuals, and family offices. ...

Credit market outlook strong: ABDO

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... in Ukraine, supply chain imbalances, and central banks moving from an era of free and cheap money, reflecting rising inflation, there is still reason to believe that global expansion will stay on track, McPhee said. "Earnings growth could help drive ...

War in Ukraine sparks defence spend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... expects the Russian invasion of Ukraine to to add 0.75% drag on global economic growth in 2022 and to increase global inflation by 1.5% primarily through higher oil, gas and wheat prices. Russia supplies 18% of the world's gas, 12% of the world's oil ...

Key Budget measure won't help economy: Academic

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
... of Commerce course director Prashan Karunaratne said the use of Centrelink payments when unemployment is so low and inflation is rising could make inflation worse. "Both the government and the Reserve Bank are pursuing policies with immediate, headline-grabbing ...

Australia more worried about inflation: Nuveen

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
Australian institutional investors are more concerned about inflation than their global counterparts, according to a new survey. Nuveen's second annual EQuilibrium Global Institutional Investor Study revealed similarities in the views and responses ...

Regulators fret over hobby traders

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... concerned certain trading patterns in retail markets are magnifying losses. The consultation paper includes reference to the inflation of US retail company GameStop's share price after a social media campaign to pump up the stock succeeded in doing ...