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Chief economist update: BOE flips tightening bias to easing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
The strong US non-farm payrolls report - employment grew by 224,000 in June, beating expectations for a 160,000 gain and a sharp rebound from the 72,000 added in the previous month - failed to remove or even reduce the odds for a Fed rate cut this month. ...

World leaders back impact investing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... financing approach which can contribute to the 2030 Agenda. "We stress the need to create enabling policy environments in order to help drive impactful investments towards developing countries and fragile economies. "We support the ongoing efforts of ...

Chief economist update: Currency manipulators beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
"China and Europe playing big currency manipulation game and pumping money into their system in order to compete with USA. We should MATCH, or continue being the dummies who sit back and politely watch as other countries continue to play their games ...

BlackRock cuts fees on Aussie shares ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... 12 months ago)." The iShares S&P/ASX 200 last dropped it price in January 2016 from 19 basis points to 15 basis points in order to compete with the Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF, which was 14 basis points at the time, he said. "Interestingly ...

Responsible investments outperform mainstream

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... "Globally, RI momentum has seen European Union (EU) regulators steer capital markets towards sustainable investment approaches in order to protect the financial system from environmental and social risk, and support the achievement of the emissions reductions ...

Super fund awards Aussie equity mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... market conditions, he said. "The strategy doesn't rely on rotation of the portfolio for dividend run-up purposes in order to increase its income yield, and there is far fewer concentration risks present in the underlying portfolio." Melbourne-based ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... governments by raising their local special purpose debt quota to CNY2.15 (US$310 billion) - a 60% increase from 2018 - in order to boost infrastructure investment. Never mind its earlier battle versus pollution - that which limited production from factories ...

PDS should reflect PYSP changes: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... disclosure statements to disclose exit fees will no longer be charged under the 1 July 2019 changes. ASIC has amended Class Order 14/1252 to align with the Treasury Laws Amendment (Protecting Your Super Package) Act 2019 and Regulations (PYSP), part ...

Chief economist update: Surveys back All Ords climb

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
"Don't stop me now, I'm having such a good time I'm having a ball Don't stop me now..." - Queen Despite the ongoing uncertainty over the slowdown in global economic activity, the lingering trade war and now, geopolitical concerns (prompted ...

Chief economist update: Cash is King

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
Maybe not at this month's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting but consensus expect the US Federal Reserve to serve Christmas in July with a 25 basis point reduction in the fed funds rate from 2.25%-2.5% to 2%-2.25%. The CME FedWatch Tool ...