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Winton fund looks to change fee structure

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... Alpha Fund takes long and short positions in exchange-traded futures and forward contracts of stock indices, bonds, interest rates, currencies and commodities. It is managed by Winton's founder and British hedge fund billionaire David Harding, who previously ...

Investor expectations pie in the sky: Schroders

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... down from the 10.9% in the last survey. Around three quarters of investors based their expectations on the current interest rates which is higher than those rates would traditionally allow. Schroders chief executive Chris Durack said: "Australians' return ...

Super remains grossly inequitable: Per Capita

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... become acute as the impact of the economic shock caused by COVID-19 has disproportionately affected women, through higher rates of unemployment and income loss, increased domestic demands, and the Superannuation Early Access Scheme," the paper said. ...

Chief economist update: RBA increases and extends TFF

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept domestic interest rates unchanged - the targets for the official cash rate at 0.25% and the yield on 3-year Australian Government bonds at 25 basis points - at its September meeting, as expected. What came as ...

Chief economist update: AUD on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... rationales were rational enough: The Fed's shift into a lower for longer strategy suggests that Australian interest rates would be at a premium over US rates going forward, enticing investors to buy A$ to avail of the premium. This flows from the ...

Cbus pledges net zero emissions

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... see climate pathways developed across sectors and asset classes, acknowledging the economy will decarbonise at different rates. This approach also provides consistency with what we ask of companies and assets in which we invest," Fok said. The Cbus Climate ...

Chief economist update: Fed heads for the mountain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020
... fear of the substantial drop in the unemployment rate triggering runaway inflation that prompted the Fed to raise interest rates nine times from 0.25% to 2.50% between 2015 and 2019. But even inflation expectations failed to lift. To be sure, no one ...

Household debt a major risk: RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... the government or not-for-profits and so debt financing is owed by other sectors." The RAB said falls in nominal interest rates and the deregulation of the financial system, mostly in the 1980s, accounts for most of the rise in household debt in Australia ...

Chief economist update: Japan economy tanks depsite looser restrictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
... pandemic has forced the BOJ to be more mindful of the risk of banking-sector problems, which means it can't cut interest rates easily" and "...the BOJ has already detached its policy from its 2% inflation target, which means it won't take action ...

Equipsuper changes insurance premiums

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2020
Equipsuper will increase the fund's total premium collections by 2%, as it changes rates for members after a review. The rejig will see premiums rise for some members and fall for others, alongside changes to their cover. For members whose premiums ...