Four themes driving 2023 – inflation, bond, yields, China and energy transition  

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There are four themes which I think investors can get their teeth into this year. The first is disinflation which will reduce the need for additional increases in interest rates... Read more continue reading

AreaWealth appoints Andrew Rennie as Chairman

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Wealth management platform AreaWealth has announced the appointment of Andrew Rennie as Chairman of the Board. Mr Rennie brings over 30 years of financial services experience to the role and will... Read more continue reading

HUB24 launches new ESG ratings for advisers and clients

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HUB24 has announced the launch of additional environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings functionality on the HUB24 platform, providing advisers with access to data-driven insights and reporting metrics for selected... Read more continue reading

Housing affordability: Another headwind of the U.S. economy

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U.S. housing affordability worsened considerably in 2022, driven by expensive home prices and soaring mortgage rates. With the Federal Reserve remaining focused on inflation, a quick recovery from here is... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 20 January, 2023

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Investment markets and key developments After rising solidly in the first two weeks of the year, US and European share markets pulled back over the last week on the back... Read more continue reading

CommSec state of the states – January 2023

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Overall results How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out which state or territory is Australia’s economic leader. Now in its 14th year, the... Read more continue reading

The pace of innovation is accelerating

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In their latest Innovation insights, Franklin Equity Group examines five advancements they found interesting this quarter from renewables accessing deeper waters to artificial intelligence in the digital realm. Matthew Moberg,... Read more continue reading

Mason Stevens strengthens platform and technology teams with key hires

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Mason Stevens has added Vien Luong as Head of Platform and Tracy Southern as Head of Technology to their growing team. Mason Stevens Chief Executive Officer, Tim Yule said of... Read more continue reading

A volatile run of employment numbers continued in December

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Labour force – December 2022 A volatile run of employment numbers continued in December There was a lot of noise in the December labour force numbers released today. In seasonally... Read more continue reading

Natixis Investment Managers announces Senior Appointments

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 Natixis Investment Managers has announced the following appointments, effective as of 1 st March 2023: Fabrice Chemouny is appointed Head of International Distribution for Natixis Investment Managers, overseeing client and... Read more continue reading