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Chief economist update: BOJ expands Enhancement of Monetary Easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... limit on purchases of 10-year JGBs to keep its yield at 0%; it increased its purchases of commercial paper and corporate debt to ¥20 trillion (from ¥3.2 trillion and ¥4.2 trillion, respectively); it will continue purchases of ETFs and J-REITS; and ...

Property giant kicks off capital raise

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... credit rating, as recently re-affirmed with Moodys. Charter Hall also revealed the fund has $407 million in cash and undrawn debt facilities, which it said would help it withstand the impacts of the pandemic. Following the placement, the REIT's pro ...

COVID-19 will bite into credit ratings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... employment, etc. and the societal dislocations that go along them. To do this, most governments around the world are accumulating debt to provide this safety net. For sure and for certain the rising level of debt would, in time, have negative repercussions ...

Melbourne hedge fund quietly folds

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
A Melbourne fund manager started by former founders of RBS Morgan's ultra-high-net-worth division and backed by a family office is currently in the process of winding up. Qato Capital had three funds, in market neutral, long/short fund, and active share ...

The next big short

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... as indexed strategies or exchange-traded products, had been inflating asset prices, Burry argued, just as collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) and credit default swaps did to subprime mortgages prior to the GFC. "Like most bubbles, the longer it goes ...

Please be aware of the nearest exit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... businesses with a chequered history who can't formally demonstrate how they're going to fund their way out of this or defer debt will be of far greater concern." Gammel also said another ongoing concern for companies subject to audit this year, and how ...

Credit value exists in emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... needs are financed externally, this would amount to additional external sovereign issuance of $150 billion." Additionally, debt in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, impacted by crashing oil prices, will see increased debt issuance. "At the onset ...

Market pain to continue: State Street

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... re-establishing longer growth asset positions." Spreads still remain wide on fixed income investments, as well as emerging market debt, Choudhury said. "While those wide spreads might offer an opportunity, the current levels of spreads are more a cautionary ...

No liquidity support for super: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... businesses will be lost, despite best efforts, and some of those businesses will not reopen. "There will also be a higher level of debt and some households might revaluate the risks of having highly leveraged balance sheets," he said. "It is also probable ...

COVID-19 to lead to deglobalisation: Amundi

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... "We are still cautious, looking at what is priced into the market in terms of bad news (earnings deterioration or risk of debt restructuring), and which segments can be more resilient during the downturn or rebound strongly after it." Amundi said there ...