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Cloudy skies in the land of the rising sun

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... news". As Bloomberg printed, "Japan's currency advanced against all its Group-of-10 peers" and "The nation's two-year bond yield climbed as much as 2.5 basis points to minus 0.09 percent, the highest since February 2016". Reactions that, if sustained ...

Better, but not good enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2017
... Better - but not good enough. The OECD added: "However, this still-modest cyclical expansion is not yet robust enough to yield a durable improvement in potential output or to reduce persistent inequalities... Compared to the 20-year pre-crisis average ...

BetaShares launches defensive ETF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
BetaShares launched a floating rate bond ETF designed to withstand interest rate risks and exceed returns on cash and short-dated term deposits. Listed on the ASX with ticker code QPON, BetaShares' Australian Bank Senior Floating Rate Bond ETF currently ...

BlackRock lists cash ETFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
... ETF is part of the Australian Core series of iShares ETFs, a range of low cost, broad exposures, and aims to deliver the yield of the benchmark at the competitive price of seven basis points per annum. BILL provides investors with a regular income stream ...

US labour market covfefe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... annual rate of 1.5% in April from 1.6% in March. More so, given declining inflation expectations - 10-year nominal/TIPS yield differential has fallen to 1.8% from 1.91% at the end of April and 1.94% at the start of 2017. Five-year yield differential's ...

Just what the doctor ordered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... first time since January this year". The Australian Financial Review's Jens Meyer asked, "How much will the Aussie dollar yield to rates?" According to Meyer, "Australia's shrinking yield advantage over the US has stirred the Aussie dollar bears, but ...

Hassle-free housing investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... the yields will be improving on those properties," Millet said. "Those looking to take advantage of an income or dividend yield strategy may well find it's a good opportunity to invest, compared to what they can get in cash from the bank." SQM Research ...

Cuffe partners with EGP Capital

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
Boutique equities investment manager EGP Capital enlisted Chris Cuffe to help launch a new fund. Industry veteran Cuffe joined EGP Capital's board to establish the EGP Concentrated Value Fund due to launch in August. The fund aims to raise up to $50 ...

"Shunned" investment strategy generating massive returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... next five to 10 years and as that occurs, these securities will only "perform exceptionally well." "If we're looking for yield in a rising rate environment, it's a great way to gain capital growth as well as income growth." Another aspect that can be ...

AMP continues goals-based advice focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... growth of the Australian superannuation system, a growing banking market and the structural increase in demand for investment yield as the world's population ages." "The strategy is focused on realising our potential while adapting to an increasingly ...