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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 ...

RBA considers impact of climate on monetary policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 AUG 2023
... central bank functions. "On a broader scale, there is a question about whether climate-related trends could cause central banks to re-examine the relative merits of flexible inflation targeting," Bullock said. "The RBA Review considered this question ...

Recession risk is receding: Natixis IM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... to a manageable situation in most developed markets, but it could take some time before aggressive targets set by central banks are met."

Insurance firms defy inflationary shocks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
... largely driven by government stimulus at the onset of the global pandemic, in addition to supply chain bottlenecks, central banks tinkering with monetary policy and the invasion of Ukraine. Birt said many life policies are written based on step premiums. ...

Further tightening of monetary policy may be required: RBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... wages under such levels of labour market tightness," the RBA said. Persistent inflation in advanced economies and central banks "unexpected or larger than expected" monetary tightening over the preceding month was also a key consideration. "The policy ...