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PIMCO launches bank capital fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... securities." Bodereau added, "The securities also offer relatively higher premiums, due in part to regulatory-influenced supply, and tend to have a low or negative correlation with interest rates. If rates should rise, capital securities are likely to ...

The case for super investing in agriculture

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... returns in the low interest environment. Growers will also benefit significantly from investment into productivity and supply chain infrastructure," ANZ's head of agribusiness Mark Bennett said. First State Super recently announced an investment in almond ...

S&P launches sinner-free index

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... bombs, landmines, nuclear weapons, conventional military sales and child labor employment in the company's operation or in supply chain. "Sustainable issues represent one of the most important cost and revenue drivers in the modern corporate world," ...

The $17trn infra opportunity investors have overlooked

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... manager with a 14 year history investing in the asset class. With water demand forecast to increase by 41% by 2030 and the supply of water finite, water is expected to be one of the largest recipients of global infrastructure investment in the coming ...

Gloom and doom news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... markets. These, in turn, are putting downward pressure on global demand for commodity prices at the same time that there's a supply glut in commodities which, by extension, dampens the growth outlook for commodity exporting countries - Australia, Canada ...

Should the Fed re-launch QE?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
... affect commodity-producing countries, decreasing overall global demand, limiting any inroads to be made towards reducing the supply glut - particularly, with miners and drillers continuing to increase or maintain production levels. These are coming back ...

Empire State bombs out

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
... of the manufacturing sector in New York State and while it has a positive correlation with the broader US Institute for Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing survey, a walk back in history shows that the regional surveys - such as the Empire State one ...

Five minutes of commodity sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... commodity prices have bounded - in July 2012, in July 2013, in March 2014 and in May this year --...and then faltered. With supply still in abundance and global growth still weak, a reversal of the trend decline in commodity prices doesn't look like ...

Infrastructure returns beat equities, bonds

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... over time. "The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that annual investments of USD 2 trillion will be needed to supply global energy demands through 2035. And based on projected global GDP growth to 2030, the OECD expects increases of two-to-four-fold ...

China infrastructure push to boost Australia exports

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
The slowdown in Chinese growth and its transition towards a consumer-focused economy have hurt Australia's terms of trade, but a renewed focus on infrastructure could boost the demand for Australian goods. Recent reports by HSBC and BlackRock highlighted ...