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Relax rate expectations: Franklin Templeton

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
... excessive fiscal and monetary stimulus of the past two years." So far, 125 central banks have tightened monetary policy, producing the most restrictive conditions seen since the Global Financial Crisis, he added.

Reframing disability: A world-changing opportunity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022
... employees. Oliver reverberated Palipana's call to action and highlighted the huge role insurers and employers can have in producing positive member outcomes. She said: "Employers represent a huge opportunity for us in supporting customers returning and ...

'No easy answer' to ESG disclosures by super fund trustees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... fund. Though the report also said: "Some members will be more interested than others when it comes to such detail, and producing such detailed disclosure is a time-consuming and expensive process." The report then argued: "Penalties for misleading information ...

Deerpath Capital opens local office

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
... to access floating rate senior secured first-lien loans will also allow investors to mitigate such risks whilst still producing attractive risk-adjusted and stable returns." Globally, Deerpath has deployed more than $6.5 billion of capital across a broad ...

Tight labour market not yet producing wage growth

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
Wages growth remains subdued ahead of this week's quarterly Consumer Price Index release, despite a tight labour market. HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham expects headline CPI inflation to increase to 3.1% year on year in Q4 2021. He observes that both ...

New study finds advisers optimistic about growth

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
... of their technology investment, including higher adoption of tools like portals to engage with clients at scale and producing advice documents more quickly," he said. These newer practices are also focused on training their people to get the most out ...

ASIC worried about finfluencers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... addressing the cost and complexity of financial advice include ASIC creating a financial adviser hub on its website and producing a new worksheet on records of advice. "The cost of advice is a significant concern," Longo said. "We have a number of initiatives ...

Communicate risk, defensiveness differently: Panel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... foreign currency exposure - thinking about the defensive qualities of other assets." This rethink was necessary because producing income for members is becoming more challenging in the current environment, Taylor said. Meanwhile, Nuveen Real Assets senior ...

Chief economist update: A delicate balancing act

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021
... signs of improvement." So declared Saudi Arabia's oil minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman as the OPEC+ group of oil producing nations met and decided to gradually increase oil production in July. The OPEC+'s online meeting on 1 June 2021 saw ...

Super funds under $30bn should merge: APRA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... small and underperforming funds merge. "And while this is welcome. We're not convinced all of these mergers are producing a new entity that has either the governance capability [or ability] to be sustainable over the long term," Rowell said. Rowell ...