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Chief economist update: Welcome to the day after tomorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... undertake. However, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the US Federal Reserve's (Fed) decision to cut interest rates on the same day suggests that a coordinated response is underway. The RBA cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points to a ...

Allianz Retire+ moves to increase retiree confidence

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... returns across a number of years. It then projects the variations, and takes into account correlations between interest rates, inflation, property prices and share prices. Advisers can model a large number of possible strategies, instead of just one ...

Mid and small-caps outperform in 2019

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... all categories were merged or liquidity over the year. Over a three-year period, 14.3% didn't make the cut. Survivorship rates over longer periods dropped to 78.5% for five years, and 58.7% over 10 years, with A-REIT funds having the highest chance of ...

TAL loses super fund mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... effort has been made to reduce premiums for all members, a small number of members may experience an increase in some premium rates," Freedom of Choice said. Some members may also perceive the changes to policy terms and definitions as unfavourable ...

Cbus overhauls insurance offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... Super and Putting Members Interests First - and an increase in disability claim volumes requires an overall increase in the rates charged by its group insurer, TAL. Currently, those in the default manual occupation pay $2.68 per week for death and TPD ...

RBA expected to cut again; maybe even tomorrow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... target the RBA is likely to take cut the cash rate again in the months ahead," he said. Ord Minnett believes the RBA will cut rates by 25bps tomorrow, and the market should price in the chance of a 50bps easing. "Since the Reserve Bank of Australia last ...

ETF popularity soars 52%

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... AUD indexes returned 7.26% and 7.19%, respectively, in 2019," Zaychuk said. "With global central banks keeping interest rates low in conjunction with the promise of lower fees for passive vehicles, demand for fixed interest ETFs could persist." There ...

Remain liquid, defensive and patient: Schroders

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... sectors pointing to a different outlook. "Equities are showing a global economy growing, the benefits of low inflation and rates with valuations full, but bonds are showing global growth slowing, recession risks remaining high and no further tightening ...

EM debt relatively unscathed by virus: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... been driven by the expectation that the impact on growth will be temporary, and central banks will intervene with lower rates. "Obviously, the risk to EM debt will likely grow if the severity of the pandemic increases, and more uncertainty is priced ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 solves overtourism in Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... there's little scope to do more. Besides, the problem caused by the coronavirus is a supply-side problem. Lower interest rates stoke demand but would do little to boost supply - demand could rise but there'll be less factories operating, less ...