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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.

Chief economist update: RBA negative on negative interest rate policy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2020
... of England's plans to explore how a negative bank rate could be implemented effectively, should the outlook for inflation and output warrant it at some point during this period of low equilibrium rates." But just as Debelle notes: "The empirical ...

AMP tops worst-performing super funds list

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
... OptiMix Conservative (1.7% p.a.), Zurich's Capital Stable (1.9% p.a.), OnePath's Balanced (2.2% p.a.) and MLC Inflation Plus Portfolios' Moderate Portfolio 2 (2.4% p.a.) were the worst performers on a per annum basis. The best balanced funds ...

Chief economist update: Yoshihide and the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2020
... competitiveness and becoming a drag on growth, the higher yen would put downward pressure on Japan's already very low/negative inflation.

Portfolio insurance provides strong protection: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... option-based versus constant proportion, which are used on a defined contribution (DC) fund that targets a minimum level of inflation-protected annuity income at retirement. The research said that accumulated savings in a DC fund at retirement should ...

Chief economist update: Zero beyond 2023

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
The US Federal Reserve's new monetary policy framework - lower interest rates for longer or average inflation targeting - (virtually) announced at the August 27 Jackson Hole Symposium is now live. The Fed kept policy settings unchanged at its 15-16 ...

Fees should reflect investor skill: AB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... "The focus needs to be on long-term investing goals. For pension plans that mean generating cash flows in excess of the inflation rate and not investing against short term downturns in the market," Fay said. Fay said, for a portfolio of 70% equities ...

Chief economist update: Prime Minister Suga

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2020
... coined for his "three arrows" strategy: accommodative monetary policy aimed at achieving the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) 2% inflation target; increased fiscal spending aimed at raising the country's growth rate to 2%; and, structural reforms and liberalisation ...

Chief economist update: ECB keeps it steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
... followed a 3.2% decline in the March quarter and a 1% expansion in December 2019. The ECB staff maintained its 2020 HICP inflation forecast at 0.3% but lifted it to 1% (from 0.8%) for 2021 and unchanged at 1.3% the year after. Preliminary estimates show ...

Super remains grossly inequitable: Per Capita

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... same period, the media wage grew from $1000 to $1066 per week, or from $52,000 to $55,432 per year. When adjusted for inflation and looking at real, rather than nominal, wage growth, Per Capita found the median wage actually fell from $56,524 in today's ...