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10 June 2022 • By Maja Garaca Djurdjevic • 1 min read

AXA IM announces launch of new platform

AXA Investment Managers has announced the launch of the AXA IM Investment Institute with Chris Iggo appointed as chair. AXA IM has announced the ...

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CBA makes 'significant' downward revision to growth forecasts

The RBA’s more aggressive than expected tightening cycle has driven CBA to update its forecasts for GDP. The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has issued a ...

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World Bank cuts global growth forecast as stagflation looms

Global economic growth this year is predicted to halve compared to 2021. The World Bank has significantly downgraded its forecasts for global ...

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House price growth suffers fastest slowdown since the 1980s

Annual house price growth has sunk over the past six months as the prospect of higher interest rates weighed on buyers. House prices in Australia’s ...

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Active Super and Vision Super explore potential merger

The two super funds, which have a combined $26 billion in funds under management, have signed a memorandum of understanding. Active Super and ...

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ACSI expands team with two senior analysts

A new senior analyst and a new research manager have joined the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. The Australian Council of ...

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Hamish Douglass appointed Magellan consultant

Hamish Douglass is making his comeback in a new consultancy role. Magellan confirmed on Thursday that Hamish Douglass will resume working with the ...

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IMF says excess profit taxes better approach than limiting price rises

The IMF is of the opinion that policy measures introduced to stem the surge in prices create new pressures on budgets already strained by the pandemic

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Inflation challenges will flow through to October budget, Treasurer says

The Treasurer has revealed early details of Labor’s first budget. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has confirmed that Labor expects to deliver its first ...

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Economists predict back-to-back 50-bp rate hikes

Economists are widely predicting a back-to-back 50-basis point cash rate lift in July, with two of the big four banks agreeing.  Barclays’ Shreya ...

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