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Australia likely to avoid recession: Oliver

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2023
... rebound in Chinese growth is likely to support export volumes and prices. "After a rough start to the year due to the surge in Covid cases with reopening, Chinese growth is expected to rebound to around 6% this year thanks to reopening providing an offset ...

Don't call it a comeback: APRA on IDII

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
... resulting in APRA's intervention. The turnaround was driven by three factors, APRA said, being bond yields, repricing, and COVID-19 reserves being released. On bond yields, APRA pointed out: "As government bond yields increase, the future liabilities ...

AustralianSuper, Link extend partnership

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2022
... volatile share market performance, fund consolidation, and the Federal Government's Early Release Program during the COVID pandemic, Link Group has played a critical and valuable role." AustralianSuper chief operating officer Peter Curtis added the ...

Mutuals' assets increase, profits declines: KPMG

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... in 2021 PBT for the mutuals increased significantly, driven by the release of provisions built up in prior years during Covid. "In comparison, 2022 saw a minor release of provisioning over the collective loan book" KPMG said. "Instead, the increase in ...

Retirement no longer back of mind: Equip

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... working life, with around two-thirds making their first voluntary contribution before turning 40. The fund reasoned that after Covid, with inflation becoming front of mind for many and increasing global economic uncertainty, Australians have reassessed ...

The game changing trends planners should know about

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2022
... the second trend, which has to do with that way that we are working, McQueen said: "If there's one lasting legacy from COVID, it's going to be this shift in how we work, where we work, the rhythms of our days." This has a whole number of implications ...

Never been more optimistic: Abood

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... acknowledged the difficulties the industry has faced in recent times. "Our profession, of course, has been deeply affected by Covid and not just in the obvious ways," she said. She said demand for financial advice over the pandemic period has skyrocketed. ...

Global X launches copper miners ETF

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... and is often seen as a leading barometer for global economic health because when activity picks up, prices tend to rise. "Covid-related disruptions did see copper prices fall due to slowed global economic activity, but it's been one of the best-performing ...

Private market investment impediments not insurmountable: Frontier

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
... Aside from the YFYS performance test, uncertainty has disproportionally impacted illiquid asset classes. Policies like the COVID-19 early release of super scheme created unforeseeable demands on liquidity, such a precedent caused funds to hold lower ...

Industrial property ensures big wins for TelstraSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2022
... have got long leases and have very few significant competitors." But property wasn't the only good news. Coming out of Covid, it made sense to increase equity exposure at the expense of fixed-income securities. Miller held that position until early ...