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Chief economist update: RBA does the limbo rock

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... excess capacity is expected to result in subdued increases in wages and prices over coming years. In underlying terms, inflation is forecast to be 1% in 2021 and 11/2 per cent in 2022. In the most recent quarter, year-ended CPI inflation was 0.7% and ...

RBA cuts rate to new historic low

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... Those savers are now virtually paying banks to hold their money, and are clearly going backwards after allowing for inflation," Hamson said. "With rental incomes also stagnating or declining in many parts of the nation, and bank dividends being sliced ...

Aberdeen drops fees on fixed income fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... September end, about 79% of its portfolio was in fixed rate bonds, followed by 13.4% in floating rate notes, about 3% in inflation-linked bonds and about 4.8%% in cash and cash equivalents. The credit rating was AAA (about 56%), AA (about 15%), A (11.3%) ...

Legacy AMP Life policyholders take premium hit

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... premiums on an income protection policy increased from $300.02 a month to $520.58 a month - 73%. Calculated without inflation, the increase was to $505.69 a month - 68%. This customer had the policy for more than two decades and no noted health issues. ...

Chief economist update: Japan's second wave

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... June quarter contraction is such that, according to Reuters, the BOJ would downgrade its fiscal year 2020/21 growth and inflation projections (from -4.7% and -0.5% forecast in July) at its 28-29 monetary policy meeting. The BOJ may also want to consider ...

Chief economist update: Lowe taking interest rates lower

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... have, to ensure that people have jobs. We want to see a return to labour market conditions that are consistent with inflation being sustainably within the 2 to 3% target range. To do this, Lowe reiterated the central bank's forward guidance not to ...

Chief economist update: Budget me this Batman

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... will not increase the cash rate target until progress is being made towards full employment and it is confident that inflation will be sustainably within the 2-3% target band." Because of them, we could now "see the floor".

Chief economist update: Winter of Europe's discontent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... "Face-to-face consumer businesses in particular have been hit by intensifying virus concerns". It's now also reflected in inflation. Preliminary estimates show inflation in the Eurozone dropped to -0.3% - the lowest reading since April 2016 - from ...

Financial advice firms facing failure: Dynamic Asset Consulting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... where major economic risks and crises loom large. "Most portfolios recommended by financial advisers are based on a low inflation environment and falling interest rates," he said. "That is the benign environment we have had. It is not the environment ...

Bermuda-based fund launches down under

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... risk profile similar to fixed interest, a return profile between fixed interest and equities and returns well ahead of inflation. Laureola Advisors is based in the British Virgin Islands.