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Chief economist update: When monetary and fiscal policies don't meet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... what it could. It's time for the government to do the fiscally-responsible thing - engage in deficit spending. With its AAA-rating and interest rates at record lows, the government needs to heed its own advice to businesses and consumers. Borrow ...

Sydney portfolio manager on best female fundies list

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2019
... funds, across all asset classes and sectors, that an individual has run over that time period in order to determine a Citywire AAA, AA, A or + rating each month for a fund manager, on a three-year rolling basis. "The individual fund manager's monthly ...

Industry funds dominate AAA quality list

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
One-in-four superannuation products have achieved Rainmaker's AAA quality benchmarks this year, the majority of which are provided by not-for-profit funds. Following an in-depth assessment of 750 superannuation products, only 174 or 23.2% received ...

Melbourne boutique hires portfolio manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... boutique's initial strategy has focused on high-grade sovereign bonds backed by governments with a credit rating of AA or AAA in Australian dollars. The allocations are tilted towards Australian government bonds, state bonds (where it doesn't ...

State government awards super fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... 2014. AustralianSuper has been managing these products since 31 January 2015. AustralianSuper and Statewide are SelectingSuper AAA-rated funds.

UniSuper awards fixed income mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... boutique's initial strategy has focused on high-grade sovereign bonds backed by governments with a credit rating of AA or AAA in Australian dollars. The allocations are tilted towards Australian government bonds, state bonds (where it doesn't ...

AustralianSuper awards $500m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... to 30 June figures. The boutique invests in high-grade sovereign bonds backed by governments with a credit rating of AA or AAA in Australian dollars. It was founded in 2014 by former JP Morgan bonds salesman Angus Coote and former Bank of America Merrill ...

Chief economist update: Surplus here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... & Poor's is thanking its lucky ones. Its re-joined ratings agencies Moody's and Fitch by upgrading Australia's AAA credit ratings outlook from "negative" to "stable" less than a week before the "Final Budget Outcome" was released. When it ...

Pension funds feel the heat on climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... disclosure could amount to a breach of fiduciary duty to members. As part of the report, funds receive a rating ranging from AAA to D, with an X-rating reserved for those funds showing no evidence of acting on climate change risks. First State Super ...

Scott Morrison becomes Prime Minister, markets react

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... profile. "[We are] assuming the absence of significant changes in the nature and implementation of policies. Australia's Aaa rating is supported by the country's very high level of economic strength and moderate level of government debt," Petch ...