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Insto demand sees digital asset manager launch

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... as a store of value and a credible diversifier, which will increasingly be sought in an environment of negative interest rates and slow economic growth," he said.

Chief economist update: We're not there yet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
... times, monetary interventions also removes excess risk pricing in the markets. But these are not normal times. When interest rates are already low, and private demand is constrained by design as is the case today, the transmission from financing conditions ...

Chief economist update: Oil could slip on fresh lockdowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... and several states across the Midwest have tightened restrictions on November 10. Given the persistent record increases in rates of infection in America - and the strain these are putting on the hospital system - more states are bound to follow. As such ...

CBA feels pressure of low rates, profits down

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... growth in home lending, business lending and deposits, which helped offset ongoing margin pressures from lower interest rates," he said. Expenses outside of customer remediation are up 2% due to increased investment spend, higher staff costs as a result ...

RBA measures not solely due to COVID: Treasury

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... said the neutral or natural interest has been steadily falling globally over the past 40 years. "Lower neutral interest rates mean there is less space for monetary policy to operate before hitting the effective lower bound," he said. "The declining neutral ...

Centuria acquires property for healthcare fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... "We've seen strong investor appetite to capitalise on the market's undersupply, especially given the backdrop of low interest rates and income volatility," he said. After launching during the pandemic, the fund was fully subscribed and temporarily suspended ...

Chief economist update: RBA does the limbo rock

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... too. This is because of the RBA's announced package of measures lowering immediate, intermediate and long-term interest rates and I quote, The elements of the package are as follows: a reduction in the cash rate target to 0.1 per cent a reduction ...

The rate that stops the nation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... to a new historical low of 0.10%. Finder's RBA cash rate survey found 67% of economists believe the central bank will cut rates today as it continues to fight the economic effects of the COVID-19 lockdown. This will be the final time the RBA board will ...

Magellan's largest client asked to review costs

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... external manager fees may get caught up in a broader cost review and there could be some downward pressure placed on the fee rates MFG receives. Given the long standing relationship with SJP and MFG's strong fund performance we view this risk as ...

Chief economist update: The recession is over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... quarter after contracting by 1.3% in the March quarter and 3.2% in June. Interest rate cuts - Bank of Korea cut interest rates from 1.25% at the start of 2020 to a record low 0.5% -- and a total of KRW310 trillion (US$275 billion) in fiscal stimulus ...