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Chi-X TraCRs added to specialist platform

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2020
... "Chi-X TraCRs provide the added advantage of HIN based ownership, AUD dividends repatriated at institutional foreign exchange rates, fungibility to the underlying offshore asset and T+2 settlement, which makes this pathway to the US stocks even more ...

Housing values continue to slide

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... the end of March next year, Lawless believes the medium term outlook remains skewed to the downside. "Record low interest rates, government support and loan repayment holidays for distressed borrowers have helped to insulate the housing market from a ...

Gold rally continues to hit new highs

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... cash or government bonds as an alternative store of value has collapsed again thanks to the renewed collapse in interest rates and bond yields," Oliver added. Gold therefore has further upside, he said, until central banks start to tighten and bond yields ...

Chief economist update: Gold 2000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... responded to the survey thought that global bank gold holdings would increase." And why wouldn't they? With interest rates at near-zero, zero, or even negative, the opportunity cost of holding gold is basically nil. The still uncertain outlook brought ...

Life insurance needs to prove value

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... make an active decision whether or not to retain their fund life insurance. "At First State Super we have strong opt-in rates and activity to retain insurance. There is a large cohort of the membership that does value the insurance. However, we have ...

Tasmania leads the nation: CommSec

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... Australia is now next strongest on relative population growth, up 5.8% on the decade average." Annual population growth rates in Queensland (down 4%), Victoria (down 9.7%), NSW (down 17.6%), Western Australia (down 19.3%), the ACT (down 46.1%) and the ...

APRA intervention blindsided AFA, FPA taskforce

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... Insurance Framework (LIF) reforms. "If you look at the key measures [of LIF] that were originally set out - lower lapse rates, reduced premiums and better customer outcomes were the three objectives... We know we haven't achieved that, but is that due ...

Chief economist update: No Karens in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2020
... April and 34.9% in March). NBS figures also showed that 37 out of 41 major sectors registered stronger growth or smaller rates of decline. The potential for a third wave in China cannot be dismissed given continuing growth of infections around the world. ...

Chief economist update: Second wave comes to Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020
... will not hesitate to take additional easing measures if necessary, and also it expects short- and long-term policy interest rates to remain at their present or lower levels."

Value to be found in childcare stocks

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
... centres irrespective of the occupancy rate of the childcare centre. Therefore, the operators are at risk of volatile occupancy rates as it is the key determinant of profitability. Landlords will only be impacted if the operator becomes bankrupt. Despite ...