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Superannuation fund cuts pay in C-suite

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
Executives and directors of a $12 billion Queensland superannuation fund have committed to a 10% decrease in their remuneration until at least June 30 as the COVID-19 pandemic rolls on. LGIAsuper will fund the 10% pay cut through the executives' ...

Investors flock to TCorp floating rate note

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... "This issuance is a positive result for TCorp and means that we have now raised 90 per cent of our annual borrowing programme," she said at the time.

Chief economist update: Water, water everywhere and not a fish to catch

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2020
The entire Ong household is now working from home. I still have two adult "babies" living at home but I'm not complaining, they pay rent and help with the household chores - home-made freshly-cooked dinners are gratis. We're one of the lucky ...

TCorp launches new bond

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
... "This issuance is a positive result for TCorp and means that we have now raised 90 per cent of our annual borrowing programme," she said. "The largest group of investors were asset managers, who comprised 76 per cent of investors, followed by balance ...

Fund managers driven to alternatives: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... modest compared with peers, but this allocation is likely to grow as the group plans to expand its unlisted alternatives programme over the next 12 months." The report found that managers like CFS, Pendal and MLC most often opt for alternative investments ...

Chief economist update: Steady as it was, steady it will be

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.50% respectively." - and "will continue to make net purchases under its asset purchase programme (APP) at a monthly pace of €20 billion," the ECB said....and steady it will be for the rest of 2020. "The Governing Council ...

Chief economist update: Changing to Lagarde

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... respectively," the ECB said "On 1 November net purchases were restarted under the Governing Council's asset purchase programme (APP) at a monthly pace of €20 billion." "The Governing Council intends to continue reinvesting, in full, the principal ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone negative rates a failure?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
... activity since April 2011". Yes, Samranvedhya, 'twas Super Mario's negative interest rate policy and asset purchase programme that helped the Eurozone recover its growth momentum, so much so that the ECB decided to end its QE programme on 31 ...

Chief economist update: Weaker yen strengthening Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... deposit facility by 10 basis points to -0.50% and announced it would "restart net purchases under its asset purchase programme (APP) at a monthly pace of €20 billion as from 1 November". The yen's depreciation comes at a time when the Jibun Bank ...

TCorp launches new bond

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... has already been approved by the NSW Government. It is the second bond to be issued under the NSW Sustainability Bond Programme after the Green Bond was released a year ago. TCorp chief executive David Deverall said: "We are helping the NSW Government ...