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Retirees feel the brunt of inflation: Challenger

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2023
... salary increases to keep up with rising living costs, they are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of a sudden inflation spike or prolonged period of higher than expected inflation." In addition, Challenger said that rising medical expenses could ...

Don't call it a comeback: APRA on IDII

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
... and spending in a high inflation environment," it said. Meanwhile, the reserves that were set aside in anticipation of a spike in claims owing to COVID-19 are now being released and contributed to boosted profits, however the residual effects of COVID-19 ...

Mutuals' assets increase, profits declines: KPMG

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... Mutuals' performance. "Continued economic growth, in combination with a range of supply-side constraints, has resulted in a spike in inflation," he explained.

Central banks to tighten on all sides: BlackRock

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
All eyes are on the Fed as it's set for another fourth straight 75bp hike, and central banks are taking a "whatever it takes" approach to pushing inflation back down to their targets, according to the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII). The European ...

Will listed infrastructure protect portfolios during market downturn?

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022
... has shown that it is not immune from market falls." The report explained it's too early to tell during this inflation spike whether infrastructure will protect investors in this higher inflationary period, but the signs are promising.

Financial product registrations up 30%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2022
... retain and grow their member base," KPMG added. Meanwhile the archiving of managed fund products fell over 50%. After a spike in archived managed fund products in 2020/21, the latest decrease has brought numbers back in line with the five-year rolling ...

RBA scenario implies record costs: UBS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
UBS has forecast that the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) rate rise assumptions would cause an unprecedented payment spike for households. The RBA's scenario of a 300-basis point increase in interest rates by mid-2023 would see interest payments as ...

Rate rises more likely after unemployment plunge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2022
... the Australian share market would likely continue to outperform the US. UBS commented that low unemployment paired with a spike in minimum wage argues for rapid RBA hikes. UBS said: "The drop in the unemployment rate (and underutilisation rate over recent ...

NGS to reduce emissions 35% in three years

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2022
The super fund is aiming to reduce its carbon footprint by 35% by 2025 en route to its 2030 net carbon zero target. "We have set this very aggressive target of 2030 to decarbonise the portfolio, and we are much more confident at this point in time that ...

US inflation wavers near a 40-year high

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022
The US inflation rate has fallen to 8.3%, but the Consumer Price Index continues to flirt with catastrophic 40-year highs. The index also revealed that costs had risen by a monthly rate of 0.3% in April after having risen 1.2% in March. This decline ...