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Dimensional launches global ESG bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... Singh said. The global sustainability bond fund will charge a management cost of 41 basis points, which is six basis points above the global bond trust that charges 35 basis points. The additional six basis points are for the ESG filters, the asset manager ...

Chief economist update: Trump trumps Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... has slowed - headline down to 2.7% in February (from 3.0% in January) and core at 2.4% (from 2.7%) - both measures remain above the BOE's 2% target that would gain more upward pressure given the UK's strong labour market dynamics - low unemployment and ...

Chief economist update: Another five minutes of retail sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... price index inched up to just 2.1% in the year to the December 2017 quarter from 2% in the previous quarter and not far above the record low annual growth rate of 1.9%. So too are household debt levels. The household debt to disposable income ratio even ...

Chief economist update: Caught in the crossfire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... business survey showed that Australian business confidence dipped by just 2 points to a reading of +9 in February that remained above its long-term average of +6. Even better, Australian business conditions rose by three points to a reading of +21 last ...

Chief economist update: The survey says...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... PMI fell to a reading of 54.4 in February from 55.3 in the previous month and the services PMI went down to 50.3 - just above the 50 expansion/contraction line - from 51.3 in January. Caixin's PMI survey results were a bit better with the China composite ...

Labor's amended cash dividend refunds fall short: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... on government support," Maroney said. "These retirees have depended on receiving a refund of the excess company tax paid above their SMSF's marginal tax rate on company profits to supplement their income in retirement." He urged Labor to reconsider its ...

Kapstream creates new fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... director of investment strategy James Bloom told Financial Standard the additional offering will target returns of three to 4% above cash. This means returns would be between one and two percentage points above the flagship strategy. Bloom said the new ...

Chief economist update: It's not just the trade war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... only the trade war, it's also the S&P 500's expensive valuation wherein which its current prospective P/E ratio remains above the historical average - 16.1 times versus 14.4. Sure, other world equity markets may still be fairly or undervalued, but we ...

Top stocks shine in the long term: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018
... in the long run, he said. The US stock market seems very expensive, while the Australian stock market seems only modestly above long-run valuation norms, he said. "We can't forecast short-term market movements (one to three years), but in the long run ...

Chief economist update: Dot tales

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2018
... these strong improvements in overall growth and the labour market would bring only a gentle lift in US inflation to slightly above the Fed's 2.0% inflation target. The latest Fed projections show the core inflation rate unchanged at 1.9% this year but ...