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2020: Year of the fragile economy

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
... Debt accumulation similarly threatens the world's advanced economies, with Pazarbasioglu warning that current low interest rates should be approached wisely. "Public borrowing can be beneficial and spur economic development, if used to finance growth-enhancing ...

Masterfunds up $26 billion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... business to First State Super, a public sector super fund, adjusted for this the underlying annual and quarterly growth rates are 5.2% and 1.6%. Investment earnings on underlying assets over the past year accounted for the increase in funds. Year on ...

Chief economist update: Moving target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... accommodation it still couldn't hit its target? Move the goalpost, of course. The US Federal Reserve has cut interest rates three times (by 75 basis points) last year from 2.5% to 1.75%. The stats show that half of its dual mandate - full employment ...

China's growth to slow: PIMCO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2020
... Inflation is expected to remain subdued, within the 0.25-0.75% rage as the Bank of Japan continues with ultra-low interest rates. PIMCO said investors will have to get used to "dealing with disruption" this year and should position their portfolios a ...

Gold lifts as US, Iran tensions escalate

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... Management lead portfolio manager Matthew Haupt told Financial Standard that a surge in gold prices has been driven by falling US rates and increased volatility. "The assassination has increased perceived global risks. With a slowly recovering world ...

$3.3 billion fall in retail managed funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... superannuation fund, First State Super. Excluding the StatePlus transfer, the underlying overall annual and quarterly growth rates were 5.0% and 1.6% respectively with all growth due to positive performances on underlying investment markets as overall ...

Modest but meaningful growth on the horizon: Aviva

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... equity valuations are at or above longer-term averages, we think some further margin expansion is possible given low discount rates, while a gentle recovery in earnings growth should also help. "Neutral allocations to fixed income - government and corporate ...

Salaries of the rich and famous

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... Wikramanayake, whose British counterpart surpassed her annual salary by more than $500 million. Based on today's conversion rates, Bet365 chief executive Denise Coates raked in $523 million (£277 million) as her basic salary; up $108 million (£57 million) ...

ANZ overcharges 3.4 million customers

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... this has been a difficult year for the broader industry and for ANZ," Gonski said. "Intense competition, lower interest rates and slower credit growth have had a significant impact on our business." "We have also needed to respond to more regulatory ...

Zenith acquired by private equity firm

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
Research house Zenith Investment Partners has accepted an offer from private equity firm Five V Capital to acquire the business. Five V Capital, set up by Adrian MacKenzie in 2013, is best known for being an early backer of Aussie tech darling Canva ...