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Central banks still got their mojo

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... Strengthening Monetary Easing: "Quantitative and Qualitative Monetary Easing with Yield Curve Control" alongside not taking interest rates further down into the negative. Wall Street rallied - S&P up 1.1%; Dow up 0.9%; Russell 2000 up 1.4% and the Nasdaq ...

Ageing population presents investment potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... shaping society's infrastructure demands. "Japan's REIT market is well established, aided by a long history of zero interest rates and the resulting appetite for yield. The emerging senior housing opportunity could be the catalyst for both Korea and ...

Well-known stockbroker launches own SMAs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... not from the over-saturation of index trackers or from fixed income or cash. With almost zero inflation and zero interest rates likely to be with us for some time, investors need to be careful not to over-allocate to passive strategies which could gradually ...

Christmas in September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... two major components: the first is "yield curve control" in which the Bank will control short-term and long-term interest rates; and the second is an "inflation-overshooting commitment" in which the Bank commits itself to expanding the monetary base ...

NZ Super Fund posts decent full-year return

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... time," he said. "Global growth and inflation remain subdued, despite central bank actions and historically low interest rates. There is an abundance of capital looking for investment opportunities, and asset valuations are therefore fully priced. We ...

DTCC to cut GTR fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... around the globe and 500 in Asia alone, supporting all five major OTC derivatives asset classes including credit, interest rates, equities, FX and commodities. In addition to the ASIC & MAS reporting regimes, DTCC also supports the U.S. Commodity Futures ...

Value stocks at inflection point: Perennial

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... leading to a turnaround or rotation out of bond-proxy type stocks. Murray said one trigger would be a rise in US interest rates as defensive equities are often highly correlated to US bond rates. He added if the Australian dollar falls, offshore investors ...

AB fund receives rating upgrade

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
... supports our firmly held view that fixed income still has a place in investors' portfolios, despite record low interest rates and market volatility." The fund uses the Bloomberg Ausbond Bank Bill Index (BAUBIL) as a performance benchmark but does not ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
... buy a major household item" both increased by 3.5% over the month of September - no doubt spurred by the lower interest rates (cash rate of 1.5% versus 2.0% last year) and employment prospects (unemployment rate at 5.7% versus 6.1% last year) with the ...

Keep super ship steady in rocky markets: CIO

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... Super is a long-term investment so it will go through several economic cycles over the life of your investment. And interest rates will rise again, although the timing is uncertain. "Most importantly, investors need to remember to not act rashly. Changing ...