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Chief economist update: RBA May cut, May not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... by these fresh developments give the RBA every reason to cut interest rates if it so decides. Then again, the Australian dollar has dropped since its April 2 meeting - down 1.7% versus the greenback and down 0.7% on the trade weighted index (TWI) - which ...

Chief economist update: AUD misdirection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2019
Early New Year predictions the Australian dollar would depreciate by the end of 2019 have been given a boost by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) 'World Economic Outlook, April' report where it shaved its world GDP growth forecast ...

Melbourne boutique hires portfolio manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
A $2.5 billion Melbourne-based boutique has hired a new portfolio manager from a family office as it builds out its global capability. Ben Wang will work on Jamieson Coote Bonds' Global Bond Fund which opened to Aussie investors earlier this month ...

VanEck launches hedged version of $520m ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... flows offshore, the hedging decision, which can depend on an investor's risk profile and the level of the Australian dollar, is becoming increasingly important," VanEck managing director and head of APAC Arian Neiron said. "We are listening to what ...

Chief economist update: The AUD's resilience

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will release the minutes of its March 5 board meeting - when it decided to keep interest rates unchanged at a record low 1.5% - today. I imagine that the men and women of the RBA board would have discussed the slowing ...

Jamieson Coote Bonds introduces global fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
... on an unhedged basis, in a year of low to negative returns for most asset classes," he said. "Recently, the Australian dollar has been performing as a risk proxy against roughly 70% of emerging markets currencies and seems deeply intertwined with the ...

Chief economist update: Wrong way, go down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... Fed's on hold this year and the RBA will cut interest rates (maybe two according to Westpac) this year. Yet the Australian dollar refuses to go down. This is despite consensus expectations willing it to go down. On its website, the Economy Forecast ...

Chief economist update: Cut it, cut it now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... change sentiment and the outlook for Australia - particularly through the good fortune the depreciation of the Australian dollar brings. But so far, not so good. After dropping from a high of US$0.7273 (31 January 2019) to US$0.7101 on the "neutral" ...

Future Fund delivers 5.8%

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... previously) and 7.2% in property (6.4%). The fund sold down some private equity assets but the returns and weaker Australian dollar buoyed their share in the 12-month period. Other funds' performance In addition to the flagship fund, Future Fund ...

Chief economist update: The RBA capitulates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
N-E-U-T-R-A-L! It was a hard slog swimming against the tide, but this space has finally been vindicated by RBA Governor Philip Lowe's change of heart with regards to guidance on Australian monetary policy. The next move in "interest rates is likely ...