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Perpetual Private awards bond mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... sovereign markets with high real yields and strong financial stability as well as attractive currencies based on real exchange rates and balance sheet strength, Colchester said. "Colchester provide our portfolios with a simplified and transparent exposure ...

ASFA strikes back at super detractors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... data to simulate retirement outcomes under different scenarios - could solve the likely outcomes of different contribution rates, fees and charges, real wage growth, CPI growth and other factors. "Publication of the MARIA code would allow us to move ...

Sydney boutique heads for Chi-X

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... funds. They will have three risk profiles and return targets of 0.5%, 2% and 4% p.a. above the cash rate. "With interest rates where they are, many investors are looking for more from their term deposits," Daintree portfolio manager Mark Mitchell said. ...

Retired Aussies make financial decisions alone

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
... retirement that could last 30 years or more," Damianakis said. "Given ongoing market volatility and protracted low interest rates, it would be unwise for retirees to adopt a set and forget approach to their savings and investments and this is often where ...

Adviser scammed family, friends

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... and deceit," director of the SEC's New York office Marc Berger said. "Investors should be wary of investments promising rates of return that seem too good to be true, and are encouraged to ask questions and check on their investment professional's background." ...

NAB remediation team swells, no executive bonuses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... margins and earnings will remain under pressure in fiscal 2020, especially in consumer banking, as lower lending interest rates and low credit growth are likely to further dent group revenue and profits."

Is EM an investor's saving grace?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
With interest rates at record lows, Fidelity International believes investing in emerging markets may be the saving grace for many investors feeling the pinch. Speaking at the Fidelity Emerging Markets Adviser Forum in Sydney, Fidelity's cross asset ...

Chief economist update: The yen to dictate if BOJ turns words into action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... central bank has kept monetary on hold since it introduced quantitative and qualitative easing (QQE) with negative interest rates (in January 2016) and expanded further to "with yield curve control" in September of the same year. Since then, it's ...

Chief economist update: RBA holds but for how long?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
... but a certainty. Then again, monetary policy operates with a lag - it takes between 12-15 months for changes in interest rates to filter through into the economy - proving that the RBA is justified with its optimism. The worry is that weak and weakening ...

Chief economist update: Weak household consumption now a sure thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... Master Of Reality. Take your pick. My pick is for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to announce no change in interest rates before the running of the horses today. The RBA would not want to disappoint market expectations for cutting rates on this day ...