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Chief economist update: Positive feedback loop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... market expectations for an increase to 59.0. The March reading marks the 10th consecutive month of above-50 reading in the index - indicating expansion - after contracting in April (41.6) and May (45.4) last year. Wait, there's more! The Services ...

MySuper fees could halve in 10 years

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
Fees charged by MySuper products could halve over the next decade to a median of 0.5% per year, says Rainmaker Information which analysed the fees of 457 super products over the last six months. The research found MySuper products charged members median ...

Chief economist update: Too much of a good thing could be a bad thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... generous government handouts and pledges of continued low borrowing costs. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index jumped by 19.3 points - the biggest monthly increase since April 2003 - to a reading of 109.7 in March. "The Present Situation ...

Changes on Perpetual Industrial Shares Fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... future endeavours." The strategy invests in industrial shares and is benchmarked to S&P/ASX 300 Industrials Accumulation Index. It has been running since 1995 and is currently under the benchmark on three, five, 10 and since-inception basis.

Chief economist update: BOJ has no plans to ease easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
... manner. It will continue expanding the monetary base until the year-on-year rate of increase in the observed consumer price index (CPI, all items less fresh food) exceeds 2% and stays above the target in a stable manner". This was as expected and in-line ...

Northern Trust AM's stellar year

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... across three asset classes (international credit, sovereign bonds and global equities). As an example, Vanguard used an index-tracking strategy in the international credit allocation, with some exclusions. Northern Trust used a factor-based strategy ...

MetLife announces suite of product changes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
MetLife has made a range of product changes, attempting to address concerns about rising premiums. The insurer will now offer a three-year rate guarantee for all lump sum retail products. For the first three years of a new retail policy, MetLife will ...

Northern Trust launches green strategy

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
Northern Trust Asset Management has established a sustainable world green transition index strategy for Australian and New Zealand investors, as it builds out its sustainable investment offering. The NT World Green Transition Index fund is founded on ...

Australians bullish on 2021 recovery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... achieve better-than-average returns over the next year (up from 46% on Q3 2020), while 57% expect to outperform the benchmark index (up from 40% on Q3 2020). The period saw the number of investors who sold risky assets in exchange for cash-like investments ...

Aberdeen Standard rejigs Aussie equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2021
... particular revenue streams, and target carbon intensity of least 20% lower than its benchmark, the S&P /ASX200 Accumulation Index. Lopez said the fund will invest in stocks it sees as "improvers" that may be screened out of ESG-data providers like MSCI. ...