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Chief economist update: Money plus confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment increased by 1.9% in February from 107.0 in January. Although it's lower than the 10-year high reading of 112.0 registered in December 2020, the current reading is the best in eight years and ...

Local managed funds fee revenues shrinks

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
... Information executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin said. "Investment managers will offer high-end customers lower fees, but customers usually have to negotiate these fee reductions case-by-case or choose an indexed fund." In the year ...

Challenger on track to performance target

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... capitalised with prudent portfolio settings which are appropriate given our growing customer franchise," Howes said. Despite the lower earnings, group assets under management grew by 14% to $96 billion and Fidante Partners net inflows nearly tripled ...

Chief economist update: The US inflation dilemma

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... Madam Yellen's is backed by the latest US non-farm payrolls report that showed the economy added 49,000 jobs in January -- lower than market expectations for a 50,000 increase and followed the 227,000 lost in December 2020....and the clincher: "I've ...

ETF liquidity disappears: Morningstar

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... than 300 basis points during the stressed market period, more than 10 times what we measured during the normal period. "The lower-quality and higher-yielding fixed-interest securities did suffer enormous illiquidity, which plainly translated to ETFs ...

Chief economist update: Disappointing jobs results raise Biden's stimulus bid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... Congress to pass his US$1.9 trillion stimulus package. The BLS reports that the economy added 49,000 jobs in January. This is lower than market expectations for a 50,000 increase and followed the distribution of 227,000 pink slips in December 2020. What ...

Future Super, Verve accused of misleading members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... Diversa's business model. "If you want a world where all Australians are members of AustralianSuper, they will have lower fees but there will be other issues for the Parliament to consider," he said. He pointed to MAP and LESF Super's recent ...

Better inflows ahead for Perpetual, Pendal: MS

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... wealth business is in steady inflows. The analysts marked down PPT's price target from $42.5 per share to $39 to account for lower offshore FUM from a stronger AUD. Morgan Stanley has an overweight rating on PPT and said the valuation is 'undemanding' ...

Schroders adjusts fund return targets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
The fund manager has lowered its real return funds' targets as a result of low interest rates and bond yields and the impact of the pandemic on economies around the world. The Schroder Real Return CPI Plus 3.5%, Schroder Real Return CPI Plus 5% ...

Chief economist update: Overvaluation tests FOMO and TINA trades

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... rise since the start of November, we don't think that equity markets have necessarily become overvalued. In our view, lower interest rates mean that the sustainable levels of price/earnings ratios have risen and, despite signs of froth in some market ...