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As clear as it gets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... stabilising inflation at around 2% could prove to be more difficult than expected." Moreover, the notable decline in the yield differential between "conventional Treasury securities and those on Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS)... could ...

The BOJ's educated hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... remained an excess supply capacity in capital stock and the labor market, monetary easing effects gained from the current yield curve were not enough for 2% inflation to be achieved around fiscal 2019." "Mr. G. Kataoka opposed the description on the ...

Fed does the thinkable

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
Well that was a bit of an anti-climax, wasn't it? The much-awaited US Federal Reserve's 19-20 September FOMC meeting produced little, if any, surprises. Interest rates were kept on hold this month but will be lifted by another 25 basis points to 1.5% ...

Platinum LIC reaps Asia rewards

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... strong returns over the coming financial year, given that it is "growing robustly, in markets positioned for safety and yield after nearly a decade of monetary experimentation in the West." "In our view, Asia's attractions for investors remain as strong ...

Ethical investing fruitful for income investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
... high average dividend yields - and investors might have difficulty cutting carbon investment while continuing attractive yield. Most of the carbon is focused in a handful of high emitters that demonstrate an assortment of payout profiles, AXA IM said. ...

On the road to normal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
Unless North Korean tensions escalate beyond the "missile testing" tit-for-tat, it'll be the Fed that will occupy financial market consciousness this week. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will start their two-day deliberations on monetary policy ...

Mason Stevens wins 2017 Technical Paper of the Year

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... accounts. It also challenges the reader to rethink their views on client segmentation which, the author argues, doesn't always yield the best client outcomes," Chow said. Each of the technical papers submitted were judged against three key criteria ...

Inaugural Technical Paper of the Year awarded

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... accounts. It also challenges the reader to rethink their views on client segmentation which, the author argues, doesn't always yield the best client outcomes," Chow said. Each of the technical papers submitted were judged against three key criteria ...

Avenir appoints investment associate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
... Avenir from Spanish asset manager Arcano, where she was a credit investment analyst specialising in leveraged loans and high yield bonds. Prior to that, she worked in PwC's Spanish corporate finance and debt advisory team. Avenir chief investment officer ...

Global boutique asset manager opens Sydney office

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... well as help drive organisational diversity initiatives. GoldenTree offers alternative and long-only strategies across high-yield bonds, leveraged loans, distressed debt, structured products, emerging markets and credit-themed equities. An Australian ...