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Chief economist update: Just a hiccup in a rising trend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... March. The other details of the Conference Board's latest survey also showed 71.9% of respondents expect higher interest rates... surprise, surprise. As for Wall Street, 35.4% of US consumers expect stock prices to increase over the next 12 months, down ...

Kapstream creates new fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... of more-flexible, or unconstrained, bond funds has been striking." "Investors wary about the prospect of rising interest rates hindering longer-duration strategies have flocked to the likes of Macquarie Income Opportunities and Kapstream Absolute Return ...

Top stocks shine in the long term: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... investment opportunities in global equities. Even amid the growing concerns about protectionism, and inflation and interest rates increasing more rapidly than expected, there has never been a more exciting time to invest in the global share market, he ...

Chief economist update: The trend is not our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... rate), for instance, indicates upward pressure on wages. All else being equal, this would exert upward pressure on interest rates as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) tries to prevent wage inflation from spilling over into consumer prices. Higher interest ...

Chief economist update: Dot tales

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... normalisation. As the dot plots and the "projected appropriate policy path" show, the Fed remains on track to raise interest rates two more times this year - median fed funds projection at 2.1% (unchanged from December's) - three times next year - 2.9% ...

ABDO unveils top investment strategies

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... government bonds. For world equities to deliver healthy returns, valuations demand fast growth, low inflation and low interest rates and sustainable profit margins and no problems in China, he said. These are a "very tall order" and will unlikely happen. ...

Chief economist update: Plotting the dots

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... March. But perhaps, the right statement is not that markets are widely expecting the US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this month, rather, markets dictate that the Fed does because as you and I know how markets behave when disappointed...they ...

No room for complacency: Rowell

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... and Rowell says to expect revisions to some reporting standards. Results will be released by the end of 2018. Low interest rates, uncertainty in financial markets, fund consolidation and more members moving from fund accumulation to retirement stage ...

Chief economist update: Australia cruising at low altitude

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... consider economic expansion as negative for bonds because it can indicate inflation may be going up which might force interest rates to increase. When interest rates go up bond investors can suffer because the interest yields on their bonds may not be ...

Chief economist update: Next move in rates will likely be up, but it's not certain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2018
... Sydney outing while at the same time offering forward guidance: "With the economy moving in the right direction, and interest rates still quite low, it is likely that the next move in interest rates in Australia will be up, not down." But the economy ...

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Blackwattle takes over Quest Asset Partners

KARREN VERGARA
Blackwattle Investment Partners has swallowed up Australian equities manager Quest Asset Partners for an undisclosed sum.

Funds SA poaches Vision Super risk specialist

MATTHEW WAI
Funds SA will welcome a Vision Super executive to replace executive director, governance and strategy Tony Burrill, as he prepares for retirement following a seven-year tenure at the company.

Regal flags muted second-half performance fees

VINNY VUCAGO
Regal Partners expects to recognise at least $122.7 million in fund performance fee revenue for calendar 2026, with market volatility and weaker investment performance limiting the prospect of further material fees in the second half.

Insignia chief draws 'hard line' on NCAs giving retirement advice

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Insignia Financial chief executive Scott Hartley said he draws a hard line when it come to the new class of advisers (NCAs) giving retirement advice.

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