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Private equity weathers COVID-19 crisis: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... interest investments from $412 billion to $367 billion." This will impact fund returns, she said, as yields on Australian government bonds sit between 0.5-0.9% per annum, while the official cash rate is at 0.25%. "This shows that there is an increased ...

RBA prepares to scale up bond buying

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020
... maintain the current policy settings, including the targets for the cash rate and the yield on three-year Australian government bonds of 25 basis points. Additionally, the RBA said while the government bond market is operating effectively and the yield ...

Perpetual wins government fund mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
... interest in social impact funds across the private and public sectors. The EMIIF is the first such fund for the Australian government and we are delighted to be a part of this initiative." "We are proud to play a part in the operation of the fund, which ...

At least $70bn more in stimulus needed: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
Australia will have to inject up to $90 billion of additional fiscal stimulus over the next two years if it wants to return the economy to full employment, a new report from Grattan Institute says. The $70 billion to $90 billion required accounts for ...

Flamingo AI acquisition scrapped

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2020
... honour their accrued entitlements of about $200,000, and pay 20% of any research and development or other Australian government rebate for the Flamingo's work until 31 May 2020. "As previously announced, the company has been working hard to reduce its ...

Perth Mint to review audit processes

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
... audit process after an AFR investigation raised concerns about conflicts in how it sources gold. The Western-Australian government owned Perth Mint allegedly buys up to $200 million of conflict gold from a PNG firm Golden Valley which is owned by a man ...

Government urged to extend stimulus

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
The OECD has urged the Australian government to extend stimulus measures and warned that a second wave of infections could derail our economy. In its latest economic outlook report pointed out that while economic activity collapsed in the second quarter ...

Economic outlook not as bad as predicted: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
... Australia, Lowe said, the government bond markets are operating effectively and the yield on three-year Australian Government Securities (AGS) is at the target of around 25 basis points. "Given these developments, the bank has purchased government bonds ...

Chief economist update: What to expect when you're expecting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2020
... policy settings unchanged - the targets for the official cash rate at 0.25% and the yield on three-year Australian government bonds of around 25 basis points. While it's still early days, the Australian central bank and the Morrison government's ...

Red tape to slow recovery: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... funding costs low and credit available, especially to small and medium-sized businesses. "As banker to the Australian government, the RBA has also processed the many billions of dollars in government assistance to households and businesses," he said. ...