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Chief economist update: It wasn't me, it's the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... right." Well, Trump's correct if you look at the litany of reasons behind the past two-day's sell-off - Fed tightening, bond yield rise, trade war (but of course, he's not going to blame himself), slowing China and global growth, overvaluation ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street has fallen, prepare to be greedy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... Sydney Morning Herald Yes folks, it's because of the trade war, it's because of the Fed, it's because of rising bond yields, the IMF's downgrade to global growth, and add to these, the US equity market's overvaluation and slowing ...

Property manager acquires $645m portfolio

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... partnership together. Centuria is funding the acquisition through a $100 million equity raising. It will also undertake a bond issuance of $75 million. Centuria Group chief executive John McBain said after the raise, CNI will have a market cap of $500 ...

Chi-x opens up access to tech darling Apple

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... investors. The owner of a TraCR has the right to obtain the foreign security the receipt represents which could be a stock, bond or ETF.

Chief economist update: US bond yield jump made FTSE slump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... forward interest rate hikes would be "at a gradual pace and to a limited extent." However, the recent sell-off in the US bond market has hit the FTSE 100 harder than its counterparts, dropping by 1.2%. This compares with losses of: 0.9% for the S&P 500 ...

Chief economist update: That other Fed policy towards normalcy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... with the yield on 10-year US Treasury bonds surging by 12 bps to 3.18% - the highest rate since mid-2011 - overnight, the bond market doesn't seem to be completely buying this strong growth, stable and low inflation scenario. Eco 101 dictates that ...

Glut of underperformance in managed funds: Research

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018
Nearly eight-in-ten managed funds in Australia failed to hit benchmark returns over a 10-year horizon, according to new analysis by InvestSMART. The researchers modelled Morningstar data for 5297 manager funds that have a track record of 10 years. They ...

Chief economist update: Stability is doing it for Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... its September 19 meeting, the BOJ kept its policy rate unchanged at -0.1% and the target for 10-year Japanese government bond (JGBs) yield at around zero as well as reiterating that bond purchases would be maintained at an annual pace of ¥80 trillion. ...

LIC invests in crypto platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... investments in blockchain companies and digital assets. Separately, several major institutions have recently backed a blockchain bond developed by Commonwealth Bank and the World Bank, deemed to be the world's first. First State Super, NSW Treasury ...

Australian Unity's wealth business grows

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
Australian Unity's profit after income tax jumped 10% in FY18 even though its revenues dipped slightly. It generated $1.8 billion in revenues and $51.5 million in profit after income tax. Its wealth and capital markets business recorded the highest ...