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BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2017
... of the 4 July RBA meeting - particularly, the minutes' reference to a 3.5% neutral cash rate - reversing the Australian dollar's upward run. "...the current (nominal) cash rate setting of 11/2% today is not as expansionary as a cash rate of 11/2% would ...

Government shows commitment to funds management

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... of its $2.8 trillion funds management industry from offshore funds, compared to competitors in the global $94.9 trillion dollar industry such as the United Kingdom (31%), Hong Kong (68.5%), Singapore (80%) and Luxembourg (99%). Research by Deloitte Access ...

Jump goes the Aussie

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... extrapolating as we go. After projected to fall to US$0.70 (or less) only last month, the tide has turned for the Australian dollar after it jumped to a 26-month high versus the greenback to US$0.7933. It's now extrapolated to keep on rising to US$0.80 ...

The problem with currency extrapolation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
It seemed so long ago now that a "bag the Aussie dollar" campaign was what we read in financial media. The Australian dollar was trading at about US$0.75 then, it closed at US$0.7832 on 14 July and is currently trading at US$0.78. It's exactly two months ...

Sunsuper acquires multi-million dollar shopping centre

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  SATURDAY, 8 JUL 2017
Sunsuper is purchasing a major shopping centre in sub-regional New South Wales, marking the $45 billion super fund's first direct retail acquisition. Marketown Shopping Centre in Newcastle is being acquired by AMP Capital on behalf of Sunsuper for about ...

Good goings-on in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... month to US$3.05 trillion in May - the Chinese currency and the stock market. The onshore yuan exchange rate to the US dollar has appreciated by 2.2% this year to date while the offshore yuan exchange rate has gained 2.4, with both trading at CNY6.80 ...

Stronger growth sans inflation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... (63.5 in June from 59.5 in the previous month); production (62.4 from 57.1); new export orders (59.5 from 57.5) - the US dollar's recent weakness should give this added strength going forward; and contracting inventories (down to 49.0 from 51.5) - suggesting ...

EOFY: Super funds to hit double digit returns

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... high compared to lowering returns being delivered by bond markets in a rising interest rate environment. The 3% Australian dollar movement and difficulty investment managers have in accessing index returns will detract from these headline index outcomes ...

Super fund inks multi-million dollar tech upgrade

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
A $24 billion industry superannuation fund has signed an enterprise-wide managed services agreement with global information and communication technology service provider Dimension Data. The agreement will see Dimension Data design, supply, implement ...

Currency and managing volatility: Financial Standard spot poll

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
... enough to implement quick changes across client bases. The State Street Global Equity Fund is optimised from an Australian dollar investor base through its Dynamic Strategic Hedging programme (DSH). Rather than choosing the fund to be unhedged or fully ...