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Chief economist update: Easing restrictions narrow oil demand-supply equation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
... agreement takes effect and production declines elsewhere. For some OPEC countries, e.g. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE, lower May production is from record highs in April. Led by the United States and Canada, April supplies from countries outside of ...

Fidante adds to London office

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... period ending December 2019 said its income margin slipped marginally from 16 bps in 1H19 to 15 bps in 1H20, impacted by lower Europe transaction fees.

AMP Capital cuts fees on equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... essential for sustainable development," AMP Capital said in a letter sent to investors. The fund will also go from targeting 30% lower carbon footprint than its benchmark to targeting 50% lower carbon footprint. AMP Capital said implementing the above ...

Realigning remuneration expectations

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Incentives could be 30-40% lower in 2020 owing to COVID-19 and underperforming investment products, according to a new compensation report covering asset management, insurance and sales. This year is "unusually important" for salaries as the trifecta ...

Morningstar downgrades two Vanguard funds to neutral

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... the ratings house bringing attention to the vehicles' higher fees compared to their listed or wholesale versions. The lower-investment-minimum share classes of the $16.7 billion Vanguard Index Australian Shares Fund and the $2 billion Vanguard High ...

Australia facing largest ever GDP fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... unemployment rate to rise by the same amount in the early 1990s. The Treasurer said the combination of social distancing, lower incomes and increased uncertainty has weighed heavily on aggregate demand and has resulted in reduced cash flow. "Household ...

Compliance crackdown, consultations on horizon: ASX

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... environment has presented some opportunities for those who want to be opportunistic, and we have had a few companies at the lower end of our market that that's probably a fair description of and have been making COVID-19 announcements that have been ...

Fundamentals return to the forefront in EM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... interest-rate curves tend to be on the more developed side of the EMD space, rather than being among the higher-yielding, lower-quality names." "On currencies, we've reduced our conviction from an overweight to neutral." They found that while it's ...

Pendal's product pipeline for 2020

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
Pendal Group's seed capital spending for new funds was about 16% lower in the year ending March but the ASX-listed manager has fresh products in the works. At March end, Pendal had $199.7 million in total seed capital investments across 14 funds, down ...

Trust in big four improves

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... Trust in AMP increased by six points in the quarter, however it still has a negative rating of -8. The only bank with a lower rating than AMP is Bank of China, which lowered from -12 to -21 in the quarter. AMP and Bank of China are the only banks that ...