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The Voice is not at the expense of the economy: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
... alongside the first Budget surplus in 15 years, which, according to the government, has saved billions of dollars in interest repayments and taken some pressure off inflation. "That's helped ensure the gap between wages and inflation that we inherited ...

Best and worst ETFs of past 12 months

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... Stockspot chief executive Chris Brycki said: "Renewable and clean energy stocks have faced headwinds of rising interest rates which have increased borrowing costs and capital expenditure outlays." Taking the worst hit, the Global X Physical Palladium ...

RBA's multi-channel approach curbs inflation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2023
... affect the balance between spending and saving, through the intertemporal substitution channel. For businesses, interest rates directly impact capital costs, swaying their investment decisions. Evidently, RBA data suggests the 4% rate rise might result ...

Multi-asset funds see $1bn exodus

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
... 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 landing, gives equities a boost. ...

Private credit boom sweeps Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
... and within that if you talk about funds that invest only in Australia, that will be even smaller," she said. As interest rates climbed, Lai said a lot of banks are not so keen on lending anymore. "Their lending appetite has decreased, or they are simply ...

Australia vulnerable to further shocks: RBA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... leaves them in a favourable position in the event of disruptions in international funding market conditions. "Higher interest rates affect the balance sheets and cash flows of Australian banks in a range of ways, but the direct impacts are being prudently ...

ASIC fines fintech for misrepresenting crypto product

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2023
... returned in AUD. The regulator said to market the product, the Bobbob website featured an infographic comparing the interest rates available to customers through the investment product to those offered by various banks. ASIC explained that in this time ...

Licensees shun remediation obligations: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
... circumstances to address knowledge gaps and increase the timeliness of remediations. When calculating foregone returns or interest, RG 277 states that clients must return to the financial position they would have been in had the misconduct not occurred. ...

Don't believe inflation hype, says Pendal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2023
Despite talk of another inflation surge and more interest rate hikes, Pendal's Oliver Ge doesn't think we're returning to the 1970s any time soon. In an update, Ge said any talk of a second wave of inflation and fresh interest rate increases on the ...

ECB raises rates to record high of 4%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023
Overnight, the European Central Bank (ECB) raised interest rates by a further 25 basis points to a historical peak of 4%, saying inflation is simply still too high. The governing council remains determined in its efforts to drag inflation back down ...