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Chief economist update: La vita is no longer e bella

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
... would certainly result in the government surpassing its 2% budget deficit to GDP target for this year and raise government debt to GDP ratio from the current 132% - the second biggest in the Eurozone next to Greece's 179% - causing another spike ...

Ironbark dumps investment manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2019
... an extensive track record of providing strong and consistent returns for their investors that have low correlation to both debt and equity markets," Ironbark said. As a result, management fees for the fund will be reduced, while its objective and strategy ...

Chief economist update: Don't buy now, Australian property will be cheaper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... my guess was premised on the persistent weakness in consumer spending - due to lacklustre wages growth and high household debt levels - and the deterioration in international trade, driven by Trump's war on trade and what was then, the incipient ...

UniSuper awards fixed income mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... The global strategy runs as a Cayman Island-domiciled vehicle. However, it doesn't necessarily want to invest in Asian debt. "We might look at AUD Asian development bank bonds," he said. The fund won't say what other institutional mandates it ...

Macquarie Capital bolsters regional industrials team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2019
... community, which it said was a core constituency of Macquarie Capital. The team is set to focus on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity capital raisings, and providing "customised solutions" to the firm's global clients, which could potentially ...

ANZ, IOOF revise wealth sale agreement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... to separately consider the transfer of the business. A further provision will see the annual coupon rate of 14.4% on the debt note subscribed by IOOF from ANZ in October 2018 be paid until the successor fund transfer is completed. ANZ currently expects ...

CFS tops up Morgan Stanley mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... income. The fixed interest exposures should have greater exposures to corporate bonds, securitised assets and emerging market debt which offer higher yield and return but are generally less liquid and have higher correlations with equities," CFS said. ...

Why the RBA has reason to cut rates in 2019

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... months, "One continuing source of uncertainty is the outlook for household consumption. Growth in household income remains low, debt levels are high and some asset prices have declined." "Growth in household income low." While wages increased by 2.3% ...

JPMAM global fixed income CIO exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... international chief investment officer of GFICC at the start of 2019. Gartside helped managed the JPMorgan Unconstrained Debt Fund and JPMorgan Global Bond Opportunities Fund. Global chief investment officer and head of GFICC Robert Michele and Stealey ...

Where UniSuper sees market opportunities

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 31 DEC 2018
... asked about emerging markets exposure, the chief investment officer said the super fund was looking to allocate to an Asian debt mandate to invest in general Asian debt. He added UniSuper already has exposure to India through an outsourced investment ...