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Chief economist update: Japan should raise taxes another day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... being deferred to October 2019. I could understand Tokyo's impatience over getting more revenue to pay its ballooning debt - which at 253% of GDP (as at 2017) is the highest in the world - but each time it tries to go one step forward, it takes two ...

Perpetual raising $440m for credit trust

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... country and issuer. Typical investments will include corporate bonds, floating rate notes, securitised assets and private debt (mainly corporate loans). The management cost is expected to be 0.88% per annum of the NTA. Target total return is RBA plus ...

BGL announces new integrations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... "BGL ecosystem" and allow firms to use AccountKit to see CAS 360 company annual reviews, document deadlines, ASIC company debt lists and documents waiting lodgement. Lesh said: "AccountKit provide Australia's leading tools designed to help automate day-to-day ...

Emerging markets for the win: ABDO

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
... it wants to invest in, and then picks individual companies based on three filters: a high return on equity, low levels of debt and a decent level of dividend yield. Campbell says the income component is vital to have in a portfolio. "Capital gains, you ...

Jamieson Coote Bonds introduces global fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... research to suggest the global interest rate hiking cycle will be the largest in 70 years on the back of the world's biggest debt loads. "We've got consumer loans data in the US starting to tick up aggressively off 50-year lows," he said. "This ...

Couples need to talk money

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
New research from Westpac shows couples are struggling to discuss their financial matters. Westpac's Finance and Separation report shows that choosing to avoid discussions about their finances is a recurring theme among couples who have - or are considering ...

HNW advice firm backs AfterPay rival

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
A high-net worth advice and wealth firm has helped raise $30 million for a homegrown AfterPay rival, in a private debt opportunity for its clients. Escala Partners worked with corporate advisory firm Henslow to inject $30 million in debt and equity ...

Pinnacle boutique opens LIT offer

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
A Pinnacle boutique is raising $300 million for a new listed investment trust that will invest in private debt opportunities targeting 7% net cash income per annum. Metrics Credit Partners' new trust, the MCP Wholesale Income Opportunities Trust ...

Risk advice a hard sell: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... constraints. "To the extent that demand for life insurance generally coincides with major life events, for example taking on major debt such as a mortgage, or the birth of a child, we often see the paradox that the time when cover is most needed is also ...

New retirement loan launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
A new debt product that facilitates funding needs for financial advisers' retiree clients has launched. Household Loan, backed by specialist retirement funding provider Household Capital, enables retirees to draw equity from the family home to fund ...