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Bonds aiding not-for-profit investors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... popular among not-for-profit and charity organisations as they seek to make returns on donations in the face of low interest rates. The combination of scarce donor capital and historically low rates has placed NFP trustees and treasury managers under ...

Mexican pain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
... the peso's decline and its flow through into consumer price inflation, Banco de Mexico has responded by raising interest rates. The Mexican central bank lifted its key interest rates by another 50 basis points to 6.25% on 9 February. This is the highest ...

Margin lending investors keen to borrow more

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... existing shareholdings or to acquire shares or managed funds that may have been on the watch list for some time. With interest rates at historic lows, those with a longer term investment horizon can benefit by building a bigger holding in sectors with ...

Assets mispriced by monetary policy: Nikko

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... Market Outlook in Sydney, global head of multi-asset Al Clark argued markets are adjusted for deflation even as interest rates appear to have "bottomed out." He said that monetary policy has exhausted its usefulness as a "blunt instrument" and economies ...

DNR Capital adds two investment platforms

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... 10.48% per annum. "We have a high exposure to US-exposed companies, are underweight stocks benefiting from lower interest rates, are overexposed to companies that benefit from infrastructure stimulus, and remain invested in quality companies with pricing ...

RBA joins the bulls in central bank shop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
... outcomes, but to remain moderate. Some further pick-up in non-mining business investment is also expected." Low interest rates and the Australian dollar's depreciation since 2013 supports this outlook, although the RBA did mention that "an appreciating ...

Bond investors urged to play tactics

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... BondAdviser Geoff Malkin says. Analysis also suggests that Australia is in the final stages of the property cycle as interest rates are expected to hit their low over the next two years and cause downward pressure on assets. BondAdviser expects low-geared ...

L1 Capital fund recommended

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... increased interest in the product from advisers. "Equities will likely experience more volatility, given rising US interest rates and the more dramatic policy changes from the Trump administration. Our clients are looking for a product that can generate ...

Don't follow consensus: Baur

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2017
... believes the world is in a synchronised upturn with reflation and profits returning, a surging confidence and rising interest rates, and the next bull market being in salary and wages. "That global upturn is spreading, we're seeing some great shoots ...

A bump up in credit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... growth quickened from 5.4% in November to 5.6% last month - the fastest since August last year (when the RBA cut interest rates from 1.75% to 1.50%). Loans to businesses grew the fastest over the month of December (up 1.1% from 0.6%). Housing credit ...