Private equity opportunities may offer recession buffer, with some risk
Despite its lack of liquidity, PE's popularity in the institutional and wholesale market is set to filter into the retail market with more fund managers...
Investors revisiting 60/40 split as slowdown threatens share returns
The traditional 60/40 portfolio mix of shares and bonds may be due a shakeup in 2023, as market participants look to add fixed-income exposure to help offset a...
Higher rates biting into household wealth, with more pain to come
Household wealth in September recorded its third largest quarterly decline since the Australian Bureau of Statistics began keeping records in 1989. And wealth...
Lifecycle super funds not aligned with investment mandates: APRA
Superannuation funds are more commonly offering 'lifecycle' investment options that adjust with a saver's age. But a recent paper by the superannuation...
New funds offer wholesale access to infrastructure investments
Increasing government expenditure on social infrastructure is driving huge levels of investment into the sector. There are now several options for retail and...
Next gen platforms surge while adviser FUA doubles
Netwealth and HUB24 are expected to continue eating the incumbents' lunch, according to UBS. Meanwhile, as adviser numbers have halved the average amount of...
Share falls and higher rates bite into superannuation balances
Australians should be putting more money into superannuation and diversifying out of property, some say, even as super performance remains a question mark.
RBA offers excuses on inflation, still insisting it's temporary
The Reserve Bank of Australia is sticking to its view that inflation will be temporary, despite its poor forecasting track record. Economists aren't so sure.
Economic growth to slow, real wages to fall as budget blows out
Inflationary pressures are expected to ease over the next six months according to federal budget forecasts, while consumer-focused and housing stocks could...
Economic growth to slow, real wages to fall as budget blows out
Inflationary pressures are expected to ease over the next six months according to federal budget forecasts, while consumer-focused and housing stocks could...
Report demands greater transparency on de-banking
A new report has identified "blanket de-banking" of certain sectors, and reminded the banks that commerciality must be balanced with corporate social...
Budget expected to maintain tax cuts, leave super alone
Experts forecast a more balanced budget with an even-handed dispersion of revenue and spending measures. Income tax cuts will likely go ahead, while super...
Budget expected to maintain tax cuts, leave super alone
Experts forecast a more balanced budget with an even-handed dispersion of revenue and spending measures. Income tax cuts will likely go ahead, while super...
Budget expected to maintain tax cuts, leave super alone
Experts forecast a more balanced budget with an even-handed dispersion of revenue and spending measures. Income tax cuts will likely go ahead, while super...
RBA raises rates again, but end may be in sight
More rises are likely to come but analysts say a confluence of factors may cap the official rate at around 3.1 per cent in 2023, providing relief to Australian...
Clean power drops in price, value seen in stocks
Wind and solar are gauged as the cheapest sources of electricity generation and storage in Australia, with technology costs trending in the right direction for...