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Why this fundie sees the economy making a hard landing

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2024
... spending, and therefore the economy, according to Birtles, is savings rate. "Australian consumers had excess savings through Covid, and they had built up quite a big buffer which supported the 'stronger for longer' / no landing argument. However, the ...

Luxury fashion house sued over Birkin bag sales

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2024
... ancillary products before they'd be given access. The bag has become such a status symbol that in 2021, even during the COVID-19 lockdowns, the Hermes division responsible for the Birkin recorded some of its highest sales, doubling its 2020 sales and ...

Investors being influenced by the 'Powell pivot'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... fixed income teams' decisions and performance through the evolving economic and interest rate conditions of 2020-2023. "The COVID period provided the first opportunity in many years to see managers navigating duration positioning through a serious hiking ...

MetLife chair Geoff Brunsdon retires after 13 years

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... launch of MetLife's Retail business in 2018, the launch of a new business strategy in 2020 and navigating the impact of COVID-19. "Geoff has been an integral part of the MetLife business for more than a decade and his contribution to our business has ...

Morningstar equities research lead departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... Crash of October 1987, the collapse of the Dot.com boom in 2000, the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, and more recently the Covid pandemic." "But financial markets prevail and move forward, upward and break records. Invest in growth assets for the long ...

Long-term cost of super early release to be $85bn: SMC

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2024
Australian taxpayers may face an $85 billion bill due to the COVID-era Early Release of Super scheme, according to a new analysis by the Super Members Council (SMC). Using the Superannuation, Pensions, and other Retirement OUTcomes (SPROUT) model, the ...

New chair for NZ Super Fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... chair, the NZ Super Fund continued to outperform its long-term investment benchmarks despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and significant market volatility." "Catherine Drayton has made a significant contribution to the fund, helping ...

Five megatrends shaping financial services: McCrindle

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... need to have that human connection," he said. Finally, social reconnection is having an impact. "Particularly since the COVID lockdowns and over the last few years, Australians have been yearning for that community re-engagement," he said. "You have ...

Economists share their top left field ideas for 2024

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024
... that changing given where central bank rates are... It's probably not going to appreciate at the kind of pace it did during COVID, but the property market is one for the sensible investor," he said. Those looking to buy an investment property can benefit ...

REITs primed for investor cash amid uncertainty

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... historically proven to be a defensive investment option during the more common recessions of the past 35 years, indicating that COVID-19 and Global Financial Crisis were more of an exception than the norm. Principal Asset Management chief investment ...
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