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Chief economist update: The (dot) plot thickens

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
... one, but two, hikes. To be sure, Wall Street's reaction was mild compared with previous "tantrum" episodes. The S&P 500 index eased by only half a percent on the day and this, from the record high it set the day before. The index is still up 12.4% ...

Index fund tops risk-adjusted rankings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
An index fund beat out active fund managers in the latest RMetrics rankings, topping the list based on returns and risk-adjusted measures. BetaShares' NASDAQ 100 ETF (NDQ) took first place in the latest Rainmaker's latest RMetrics Managed Funds ...

Chief economist update: How do you solve a problem like Australia's housing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... Capital Cities told us what we already know. Weighted average of the eight capital cities in the Residential Property Price Index : rose 5.4% this quarter. rose 7.5% over the last 12 months. total value of residential dwellings in Australia rose $449.9 ...

L1 Capital launches activist fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... for investor-led stewardship in equity markets, particularly given that more corporate ownership has shifted to passive index funds," he said. The fund is targetting institutional, retail and high-net-worth investors. The investible amount is a $250,000 ...

Chief economist update: Anchoring the recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
... lead from the latest IHS Markit Eurozone PMI survey foretells continued improvement. The IHS Markit Eurozone PMI composite index increased to a reading of 57.1 in May from 53.8 in April - the highest since February 2018 and the third straight month indicating ...

Macquarie sweeps Investment Leadership Awards

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... Management, Pendal Group, State Street Global Advisors and Vanguard. It also won the following categories: Australian Equities - Index/Enhanced; Australian Equities - Small Cap; Fixed Income - Aggregate Bonds; Multi-Asset - Capital Stable; and Multi-Asset ...

Aware Super awards $30bn mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
Aware Super has appointed an index solutions provider to take care of its passive equity and fixed income mandates. State Street Global Advisers will now manage about $30 billion in passive strategies for the $145 billion fund. The appointment follows ...

Putting the local property boom in perspective

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
Knight Frank's latest global house prices index has provided a bit of perspective on the red hot residential property markets of Australia's capital cities. There was a 7.3% average change in prices across 56 countries and territories, with Turkey experiencing ...

Chief economist update: US inflation may not be as transitory as the Fed believes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... also underscores supply and production constraints as Americans bought more pre-loved vehicles. The BLS reports that, "The index for used cars and trucks continued to rise sharply, increasing 7.3 percent in May. This increase accounted for about one-third ...

Chief economist update: Deflated expectations lift deflation expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
... Policy Meeting on April 26 and 27, 2021", where it revealed that, "The year-on-year rate of change in the consumer price index (CPI) is likely to be slightly negative for the time being. Thereafter, it is expected to turn positive and then increase gradually..." ...