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Chief economist update: The rise and fall of oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... by 35.4% and Brent by 34.0% in 2019 after the the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and other oil-producing nations - termed "OPEC+" -- agreed to reduce production by around 500 kb/d (kilo barrels per day) to 2.1 mb/d on December ...

Super fund invests in disability housing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... help to reduce stigma for those with physical support needs. Farrar also said the fund was proud to invest in projects producing both positive outcomes for Queenslanders and solid returns for members. "LGIAsuper has its roots in Queensland local government ...

Chief economist update: Oil's well that ends 2019 well

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
... helped support crude prices. On December 6, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and other oil-producing nations - termed "OPEC+"" -- agreed to reduce production by around 500 kb/d (kilo barrels per day) to 2.1 mb/d. However, in ...

Industry funds dominate risk-adjusted MySuper returns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... continues to lead Australia's superannuation industry when it comes to providing risk-adjusted returns in MySuper products, producing a risk-adjusted return of 9.3% p.a. and a Sharpe ratio - the amount of returns per unit of risk - of 2.0 over a three-year ...

Pendal cuts fee on multi-asset fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... interest, alternatives and cash in Australia and overseas markets. It does not invest in companies materially involved producing tobacco, alcohol gaming facilities, weapons, pornography or thermal coal production among others. The fund's five year ...

Pendal Group yanks equities mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... finance industry tenure of over 10 years. It looks at the leading one to two companies in each industry peer group, producing an investable universe of around 300 stocks.

Chief economist update: Let's talk about debt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... point estimates - economics, after all, is an inexact science because of the thousand and more factors that go into producing a single GDP growth number. As 2020 rolls on, we could find the OECD upgrading Australia's growth forecast in line with ...

Chi-X forced to be client of competition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2019
... themselves." Aikins said any independent looking at the system would see it as "fundamentally broken" and, ultimately, producing less than optimal outcomes for the consumer. "It's not right for competition in Australia," Aikins said. Somes pointed out ...

Chief economist update: RBA rate cut outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... There was this overriding concern that the RBA's recent rate cuts - in June, July and October - aren't just producing diminishing returns, they're generating undesired outcomes by raising the level of pessimism among Australian businesses ...

US manager eyes Aussie retirement income

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... which it says is used by many US pensions. The multi-asset portfolio has a flexible asset allocation with a focus on producing yield and good risk-adjusted returns. It's has long held a position in Sydney Airport, which it sees as a consistent earner ...