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Welcome to Firstlinks Edition 465 with weekend update

5 May 2022
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An hour into the media conference following the increase in the cash rate, Governor Philip Lowe admitted there will be a review into the provision by the Reserve Bank of forward guidance on cash rates. He missed the signs and was mistaken to make predictions about no cash rate increases until 2024.

Stephen Hayes on how global real estate is changing

Property funds are not only offices and malls. Australia is at the forefront of sophisticated warehousing but lags on build-to-rent. What about logistics, technology hubs, data centres, self storage and health care?

2022 election survey results: disillusion and disappointment

Firstlinks
4 May 2022
50

In almost 1,000 responses, our readers differ in voting intentions versus polling of the general population, but they have little doubt who will win and there is widespread disappointment with our politics.

Betting markets as election predictors

Tony Dillon
4 May 2022
10

Believe it or not, betting agencies are in the business of making money, not predicting outcomes. Is there anything we can learn from the current odds on the election results?

Australia’s economic outlook robust, but risks are rising

Panos Mamolis
4 May 2022
2

The headlines are filled with negative news which has unsettled global financial markets. Will the Australian economy remain resilient in the face of these economic threats?

Where to find the opportunities of the future

Nick Griffin
4 May 2022
2

It is a tough time to be investing in growth stocks but there may be ways investors can take advantage of lower prices and be well positioned when the market and interest rates return to normality.

Is this the real life or is this just fantasy?

Marcus Burns
4 May 2022
1

Markets may be at an inflection point which could usher in a renewed focus on fundamentals and valuations. Is the golden age of growth investing a thing of the past?

Arms stocks don’t belong in our ESG funds

Victoria Maclean
1 May 2022
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Amid the war in Ukraine, the investment industry is debating whether the EU should recognise the defence industry as a positive contribution to social sustainability. Does maintaining peace outweigh the social harm?

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Uncomfortable truths: The real cost of living in retirement

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The public servants demanding $3m super tax exemption

The $3 million super tax will capture retired, and soon to retire, public servants and politicians who are members of defined benefit superannuation schemes. Lobbying efforts for exemptions to the tax are intensifying.

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