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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 ...

Platforms FUM falls $20bn: Report

CHLOE WALKER | WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023

... were Macquarie Group (3.8%), Mercer (4.8%) and Praemium (4.9%). Plan For Life noted that these results came despite central banks ending an unprecedented era of ultra-low interest rates and moves to normalise monetary policies to get a handle on infl ...

HESTA generates 9.59% investment return

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023

... interest rate sensitive assets such as bonds, property, and infrastructure struggled, encumbered by rate rises from central banks combatting persistently high inflation. HESTA chief investment officer Sonya Sawtell-Rickson said while the fund expected ...

Future Fund trumps market averages

ANDREW MCKEAN | FRIDAY, 28 APR 2023

... surpassing the ASX (0.1%) and S&P500 (-7.7%). Future Fund Board of Guardians chair Peter Costello explained that as central banks, including the Federal Reserve and the Reserve Bank of Australia, raised interest rates in a bid to control inflation, investing ...

RBA appointments prompt debate

CASSANDRA BALDINI | FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023

... strengthen accountability. "It better aligns the RBA's monetary decision-making process with some other key central banks around the world," he said. However, Philip added, these sorts of changes will be of little relevance to Australian households ...

Global economic growth hits 20-year low: IMF

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2023

... receded amid stubbornly high inflation and recent financial sector turmoil. "Although inflation has declined as central banks have raised interest rates and food and energy prices have come down, underlying price pressures are proving sticky, with labour ...

Lowe reinforces more hikes may come

ANDREW MCKEAN | THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023

... and governance challenges. "It's worth recalling that the task of controlling inflation has been assigned to central banks following years of experience with other arrangements that did not work out so well," Lowe said.

Economists divided: RBA's moment of truth looms

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023

... including labour force data, consumer surveys, retail sales, and monthly consumer price data, in determining the central banks next move. While recent growth momentum has shown signs of easing, inflation slowing more rapidly than anticipated, this should ...

Rest switches up recruitment focus

ELIZABETH FRY | FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023

... it's best not to be too definitive - that maybe now's not the time to stick one's neck out and claim central banks will stop raising rates and then predict the implications for equity markets," he says. He reckons the US central bank is fixated ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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