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ANZ profits hit by remediation, low rates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
ANZ's full year profit fell 7% to $5.95 billion compared to last year, with the bank blaming record low interest rates, increased regulation and a rise in customer remediation costs. ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott said: "This has been a challenging ...

US manager eyes Aussie retirement income

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... three year returns are 8.65% to benchmark's 9.47%. The benchmark is blended index 25% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index and 75% MSCI World Index. It's shares component has a lower standard deviation (volatility) than the MSCI World ...

Former PIMCO chief guilty in admissions scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
... to have his son admitted to USC as a football recruit. Hodge led PIMCO from 2014 to 2016, prior to which he served as the bond giant's chief operating officer for five years. The SEC said Singer sent Hodge's daughter's high school transcripts ...

Inflation the forgotten risk to retiree portfolios

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2019
Advisers should not underrate inflation risk when building retirement income portfolios for clients, an AMP Capital portfolio manager told attendees at Financial Standard Retirement Income Best Practice Forum in Sydney this morning. Speaking during ...

VanEck launches new fixed income ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
VanEck will tomorrow list a new fixed income ETF that capitalises on APRA's expanded capital requirements for big banks, to deliver investors yield north of 2%. The VanEck Vectors Australian Subordinated Debt ETF (ASX: SUBD) will hold a portfolio of ...

Chief economist update: Is the A$ becoming a safe-haven currency?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
... Fed's (2.0%) even if they're expected to fall by another 25 bps to 1.75% at the end of this month. The US-Australia bond yield differential also favours America - 1.8% (for the US) versus 1.1%. Like the Japanese yen, is the Australian dollar ...

Chief economist update: Beam us up Scotty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... hurdle rate - of 10% even after funding costs have fallen sharply over the past few years. Australia's AAA corporate bond yields have fallen to around 1.5% from about 4% five years ago and over 6% 10-years before. Even yields on BBB-rated corporates ...

Fixed income investors spooked by global politics: Fitch

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... from other asset classes in terms of likely issuance in the next 12 months; 88% of 4Q19 survey investors expect sustainable bond issuance to increase, with sovereign bonds the next highest at 56%." "Overall, investors believe issuance is more likely ...

Fund Manager of the Year revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
The Fund Manager of the Year has been named at the eighth annual Zenith Fund Awards, with the winner also taking out top honours for infrastructure and international equities excellence. Magellan Asset Management took home the Fund Manager of the Year ...

One in three chance of global recession: Aviva

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
Aviva Investors has warned of a one in three chance of a global recession next year, saying the trade and manufacturing sector is already at recessionary levels. The global asset manager outlines in its report that it expects global growth to remain ...